The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding.

To understand is to perceive patterns.

建筑不是关于形式，而是关于关系。

成功不在于目的地，而在于旅程和你在途中所学的教训。

The leather industry has a rich history, but its future depends on innovation and ethical practices.

I think of my pile of old paperbacks, their pages gone wobbly, like they’d once belonged to the sea.