The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

Innovation is not just about creating something new, but about making a meaningful impact on the world.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

"The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is."

记住，声誉和正直是你最宝贵的资产——而且可能一瞬间就丧失。

To talk about painting is not only difficult but perhaps pointless too.

先读经书，再读史籍，以经论史，评论古人史事，就不会与圣贤相悖；研读史籍，再温经书，以史证经，读书目的升华，决不仅为章句之学。

Writing is a way of making sense of the world, and of making sense of ourselves.

心碎了又碎，却因破碎而存活。

I'm not a hero, I'm not a villain, I'm just a man.