文学是人类经验的记录。

解释：遵守礼制，可使国家长久，使社稷安定，让人们尊卑有别，上下有序，对后代是有益处的。

"I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don’t like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish."

The surface of my paintings is like the skin of the world.

译文：人过于贪婪，就像蛇吃掉大象一样可怕，远处的山峰一座还比一座高大。赏析：人的欲望太盛反而会害了自己，贪婪成性，得寸进尺往往会丢掉性命。人做事要量力而行，好高骛远会适得其反。

You are the artist of your own life. Don't hand the paintbrush to anyone else.

世界这么大，人生这么长，总会有这么一个人，让你想要温柔地对待。