A painting is never finished, only abandoned.

The very shaping of history now outpaces the ability of men to orient themselves in accordance with cherished values. And which values? Even when they do not panic, men often sense that older ways of feeling and thinking have collapsed and that newer beginnings are ambiguous to the point of moral stasis.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

韩寒说他不喜欢巴金等名家,被人指责时韩寒这样说道.

"The best stories are the ones that make you feel something, that stay with you long after you've finished reading."