The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.
我们的房屋越充满光明，墙壁上就越渗透出幽灵。
生活是一张白纸，每个人都在上面写上自己的一两句话。
任何白痴都能面对危机；磨损人的是日复一日的生活。
The best novels are those that manage to create autonomous worlds, worlds that function according to their own laws and logic.
"Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it."
The first lesson of crisis management is to get ahead of the curve.