The individual is reduced to a negligible quantity, perhaps less in his consciousness than in his habits and in the unconscious adjustments of his life.

The most beautiful people are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.

作家是一个总是试图寻找真相的人，关于他自己的真相，关于世界的真相，关于生活的真相。

天地和圣人对待万物和百姓都是平等的，没有偏私。

We don't inherit the oceans from our ancestors; we borrow them from our children.

抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。

All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.