任何重复性活动（如惩罚犯罪或葬礼仪式）的功能，在于它在整体社会生活中扮演的角色，从而对维持结构连续性所做的贡献。

The characters I paint are not children, they have a rebellious spirit.

The process of perception is not a simple matter of recording sensory data but involves the active organization of that data into meaningful patterns.

"Writing is a way to explore the complexities of human relationships."

作家必须能够监督自己并批判自己。

I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

犯罪并非由贫困引起，而是由人们合法收入与非法收入之间的差距引起。

"Sometimes, when I'm drawing, I feel like I'm in a kind of dream world, where anything can happen."

People say misery loves company, but I think freedom does too.

一种善行没有内心的支持就不会长久,一种行为如果得不到自身的了解就无法树立。