The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

砰的一声，我从我的粉色云端跌落。

The more you subtract, the more you reveal.

I think the most important thing is to be honest with yourself and with others.

The true way is along a rope that is not stretched at any great height but just above the ground. It seems more designed to make people stumble than to be walked upon.

The writer's duty is to tell the uncomfortable truths that others prefer to ignore.

歌剧是一种生活方式，并非与之分离的事物。