Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief. All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief.
每个艺术家都是食人族，每个诗人都是小偷。他们都扼杀自己的灵感，歌唱悲伤。
凡事天下要考察有无的原则,必定是以众人的耳目所见所闻的实情以知有与无来作为标准的。
The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.
Mathematics is not a spectator sport. You have to do it to understand it.
我们认识的最美丽的人是那些经历过失败、痛苦、挣扎、失去，并找到从深渊中走出来的人。
我认为美来自内心。它不是你可以放在脸上的东西。它是你必须从内心感受到的东西。
死者虽不可见，但他们并未缺席。
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.