The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring.
知道事情做不成于是就听之任之,这是聪明人的方法;知道事情做不成而竭尽全力的,这是忠臣孝子之心。
All I can do is follow my instincts, because I'll never please everyone.
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.