君子不以水为镜，而以人为镜。以水为镜，只能看到面容；以人为镜，可以知道吉凶。
我的艺术是我内心世界的反映，而不是外界的。
The only thing that can make you a leader is your actions.
The art of government is the organization of idolatry.
The best novels are those that manage to create autonomous worlds, worlds that function according to their own laws and logic.