The painting should be a fact, not a representation.

The role of the artist is to make the invisible visible.

So I guess both Susan Boyle and this vegetable vendor in Shanghai belonged to otherness. They were the least expected to be successful in the business called entertainment, yet their courage and talent brought them through. And a show and a platform gave them the stage to realize their dreams.

Art is a way of survival.

要理解一个生命，必须先理解它所处的时代。

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。