世界不是从他想象的地方运行的。不是从城堡的墙壁，而是从账房，不是由号角的呼唤，而是由算盘的点击，不是由大刀的磨擦和点击，而是由笔的刮擦。
The world is not run from where he thinks. Not from castle walls, but from countinghouses, not by the call of the bugle but by the click of the abacus, not by the grate and click of the broadsword but by the scrape of the pen.
解析：保持纯洁朴实的本性，减少私欲杂念，抛弃圣智礼法的浮文，才能免于忧患。
The act of painting is a way of thinking.
"I don't want to be a one-hit wonder. I want to have a career."
我不是星星，我是银河。
I am not afraid of being overpowered by the impression. It will pass away soon enough.
Your art is your legacy.
你越努力，就越幸运。