"I'm not interested in just copying a photograph. I'm interested in the transformation that takes place when you make a painting."

The past is always changing, because we are always changing our relationship to it.

幸福不是你为未来推迟的东西，而是你为当下设计的东西。

The historian is a prophet looking backwards.

The existence of life is ephemeral, so cherishing the present moment is crucial.

最大的炫耀就是对自己的皮肤感到舒适。

We are all different, but we share the same human spirit. Perhaps it's human nature that we adapt and survive.

The world is a place of the living, and the dead have no place in it. The dead are nothing. They are not even a memory. They are forgotten. And the living, too, will be forgotten.

火药的不可控性教会我接受不完美。

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.