艺术的本质功能是道德的。但这是激情、含蓄的道德,不是说教的。这种道德改变的是血液,而不是思想。
The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
暴君死了,他的统治结束了;殉道者死了,他的统治开始了。
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
In every story, there is a hidden truth waiting to be discovered.
I was told I had the voice of a choirboy but the look of a headmistress.
故事的力量不在于其复杂性,而在于其与人类心灵共鸣的能力。
戏剧是一道永不愈合的伤口。