The joy I felt at the prospect before me of being the instrument destined to take away from the world one of its greatest calamities, blended with the fond hope of enjoying independence and domestic peace and happiness, was often so excessive that, in pursuing my favourite subject among the meadows, I have sometimes found myself in a kind of reverie.
想到自己可能成为从世界上消除最大灾难之一的工具，同时怀有享受独立、家庭和平与幸福的希望，这种喜悦常常如此强烈，以至于在草地上研究我喜爱的课题时，我有时会陷入一种遐想。
我们写作不是为了被理解，而是为了理解。
只有在水里的时候，我才感到平静。
The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.
艺术家的角色是提出问题，而不是回答问题。
客户的需求在不断变化，银行的服务模式也必须与时俱进。