The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

If you're an artist, you try to make sense out of one thing or another.

——署名公告〈关于实行党纪的命令〉，提醒党员遵守党纪，1924年3月18日

艺术不是关于答案，而是关于问题。