Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn.

站在一旁与完全参与之间的张力；这就是造就作家的原因。

Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines: a tree will show through a woman's dress, a child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea. That is called pentimento because the painter 'repented,' changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing and then seeing again.

天下战乱不断，朝中何人敢主动请战？

The best buildings are those that speak to both the mind and the heart.

历史学家是回望过去的先知。