我感到越不确定和不安，就越坚持绘画的念头。
The more uncertain and insecure I feel, the more I cling to the idea of painting.
Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
"To understand the future, one must first understand the past."
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare;
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
