The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
艺术的本质功能是道德的。但这是激情、含蓄的道德,不是说教的。这种道德改变的是血液,而不是思想。
I am fascinated by the complexity of human relationships.
我不认为文学应该是一个道德机构。
Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.
时间是个滑溜溜的东西:一旦失去控制,它的线索可能会永远从你手中溜走。
现在是唯一没有尽头的东西。
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
创造的神秘,有如夜间的黑暗——是伟大的。而知识的幻影,不过如晨间之雾。
The arithmetic of modular forms is a key to understanding the deeper mysteries of number theory.