To understand someone, you must first understand their pain.

我不相信有罪恶的快乐——如果你喜欢某样东西，就享受它。

I believe in such cartography – to be marked by nature, not just to label ourselves on a map like the names of rich men and women on buildings.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

艺术不是为了逃避现实，而是为了更深刻地理解它。

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.