I'm not going to compare myself to anybody. I'm going to do the best I can do. I'm going to work as hard as I can work. And I'm going to be the best that I can be.

Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.

艺术的目的是让灵魂变得可见。

The best prophet of the future is the past.

艺术是唯一能将我们从存在的空虚中拯救出来的东西。