You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.
建筑师必须是先知……真正意义上的先知……如果他不能预见至少十年后的未来,就别称他为建筑师。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
De la musique avant toute chose.