我必须研究政治和战争、挂毯和瓷器。
"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"
艺术作品是永恒的碎片。
"A novel is a machine for thinking, a way of exploring the world without leaving your chair."