Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
艺术不是反映现实的镜子,而是塑造现实的锤子。
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
我早该猜到,在她那可笑的伎俩后面是绻绻柔情啊,花儿是如此天真无邪!可是我毕竟太年轻了,不知道如何去爱她。
I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.
A word after a word after a word is power.