The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

"The past is never truly past; it lives in our stories and in our bones."

事情过后议论别人，身在局外议论局内人，是做学问的人最容易犯的毛病。在事后议论别人，往往将聪明人说得极其愚笨；身在局外议论局内的人，往往将困难的事情说得极其容易，这两种毛病都是由待人不忠诚、不宽容而引起的。