We are all hostages of our own time.

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

Character is not something that you are born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

真正的写作是一种自我救赎。

建筑的未来在于它的过去。

I don’t follow trends. I follow my own path.

All I can do is follow my instincts, because I'll never please everyone.

衡量一个文明的标准是它如何对待其作家。