The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

To write is to choose between silence and lies.

艺术是一种用手思考的方式。

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

我通常会说心里话，但这年头说出真心话是个错误，容易引起他人误会。

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.

We are all of us, every day, engaged in the act of creating ourselves.