抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。

——兴中会

指修炼内丹时阳气初动的微妙时刻，象征天地未开、万物未生的混沌状态。

Art is a way of making the invisible visible.

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.