We are part of a much larger community of living beings.

建筑必须是生命的容器。

"To live is to be followed by shadows."

过去从未消逝，它甚至从未过去。

"We are all patchworks of our experiences, memories, and the stories we tell ourselves."

文学是社会的镜子，也是社会的批评。

释义：如果早知道这个人会如此绊人心，那么当初就不应该认识他。

文学研究归根结底是对人性的研究

"Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm."

想象力是人类仅存的自由领土。