活着就是受苦，生存就是在苦难中找到一些意义。

I don't believe in inspiration. I believe in work.

I'm not a politician, I'm an artist. And the artist's job is to be a mirror, not a leader.

I'm not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well.

To write history is to wrestle with ghosts.

保守主义始于一种所有成熟人都能轻易共鸣的情感：美好的事物容易被摧毁，却不易被创造。

我唯一感到活着的时候就是在创作时。

一本优秀的传记是过去与现在之间的桥梁。

自守形式的研究是数学对称性之美的反映。