The novel is a protest against the irreversibility of time.

最好的故事不会居高临下地对孩子说话，而是邀请他们进入。

每个艺术家最初都是业余爱好者。

I hold every man a debtor to his profession； from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit， so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves by way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

唯一真正的智慧在于知道你一无所知。