The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

绘画是思想的沉默和可视的音乐。《我的名字叫红》

The power elite are not solitary rulers. Advisors and consultants, spokesmen and opinion-makers, are often the captains of their higher thought and decision.

我不相信悲观主义。如果事情没有按照你希望的方式发展，那就继续前进。如果你认为会下雨，那就会下雨。

"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you."