Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'
Literature is the conversation between the living and the dead.
出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·复古》。岩雀并不知道天的高远,废井中的青蛙也不会知道江海的博大。这句话是形容心胸狭窄之人见识短浅。
"Illustrations should whisper secrets to the reader, not shout the obvious."
Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
君子不是生来就比普通人高明,而是因为他们善于借助外物的力量,为自己所用。善于运用外在条件来弥补自身的不足,也是制胜之道。
"La memoria es el único paraíso del que no podemos ser expulsados."
The city's poor are like the roots of a tree: unseen, but essential to its survival.