"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home."

在我看来，自然界是最大的兴奋来源；最大的视觉美来源；最大的智力兴趣来源。它是生命中许多让生活有价值的东西的最大来源。

The challenge is to make buildings that are both functional and poetic.

我们这个行业最大的风险不是冒险，而是停滞不前。

译文：和朋友交往，我们应该学习他的优点和长处，这样才能从中受益；读到古代圣贤的良言警句，必须做到身体力行，这样才算真正地把书读透了。赏析：三人行必有我师，这个世上没有十全十美之人，我们只有学习别人的优点，才能不断完善自己的人格。读书不仅要记住书中的知识，更要学以致用。

A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

在桂林学界迎会的演说，1922年1月22日

Persistence is just as important as intelligence in research.