The dead are not dead. They are alive in memory.

The work of art is the result of a struggle between the artist and his material.

每本书都是通往另一个世界的门，等待着好奇的心灵去开启。

The stranger is an element of the group itself, not unlike the poor and sundry 'inner enemies'—an element whose membership within the group involves both being outside it and confronting it.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

I'm not trying to be cool, I'm just being me.