真正的艺术家宁愿让妻子挨饿、孩子赤脚、七十岁的老母为生计操劳，也不愿做艺术以外的工作。
The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.
"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."
关于人类的事情是，他们有能力做任何事情。