The novel is the one bright book of life. Books are not life. They are only tremulations on the ether.

The human body is a masterpiece of biological engineering.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

几百万年以来，花儿都长着刺；几百万年以来，羊也在吃花。难道我想知道，花儿为什么憋足了劲长没用的刺，这不是正经的事吗？这不比红胖子的加法更正经，更重要吗？要是我认识的世界上的一朵独一无二的花，她哪也不去，就爱长在我的星球上，可是却在某天早晨，被小绵羊一不留神咬死了，难道这样的事也不重要吗？

每个故事都是一次旅程，每次旅程都会改变旅行者。

A picture book is a dance between words and images—they should move together.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

建筑始于场所的创造。