The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline and the surrounding public space.

数学是理性的音乐。

Nature has provided us with incredible tools to study biology; we just need to know where to look.

君子的本性跟一般人没什么不同，（只是君子）善于借助外物罢了。

A great novel is one that makes us see the world with new eyes.