The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable to no one.
创作行为并不纯粹。历史证明了这一点。社会学提取了它。作家失去了伊甸园，写作是为了被阅读，并最终意识到他不对任何人负责。
All mankind is in a perpetual and restless desire for power after power that ceaseth only in death.
在一个快速变化的世界中，学习和适应的能力是最终的竞争优势。
And no grown-ups will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!
每座建筑都是一种宣言，关于我们应该如何生活的声明。
元素周期表是人类好奇心和创造力的证明。