唯一值得写的就是人类内心的自我冲突。

物资用完了才知道不足，是因为不懂得计量；事情做完了才知道有余，是因为不懂得调节。

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

解释：国家每做一件事必然是有毁谤也有赞美，忠臣把毁谤都加在自己身上，而把赞美都归于君主。

写作是一种自由的行为，是表达无法表达之物的方式。