记忆是一件复杂的事情，是真相的亲戚，但不是它的双胞胎。
Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.
评论人物，应该充分肯定他的长处，宽容地谅解他的短处；办理事务，应该首先弄清它的害处，然后再衡量它的利处。
个体在其行为涉及除他自己以外的其他人的利益时，对社会没有责任。
The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.
我们不能借着肉贩，啤酒商或面包师的善行而获得晚餐，而是源于他们对自身利益的看重。
"The most powerful stories are often the simplest."
"I don’t make music for the critics. I make music for the people."