The power of a man, to take it universally, is his present means, to obtain some future apparent good.

不是我们偶尔做的事情塑造了我们的生活，而是我们持续做的事情。

The act of writing is an act of optimism.

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

Art is not a substitute religion: it is a religion in its own right.

Every film is a journey, and every journey is a film.

你今天感受到的痛苦将成为你明天的力量。