最有力的艺术往往是最谦逊的。
The most powerful art is often the most humble.
在我们视野所及中,人类存在的唯一目的,是在纯粹存在的黑暗中燃起一点光亮。
成为一名作家就是在每一天的寒冷时分坐在桌前写作;而不是等待天才的蓝色火焰从胸骨中喷涌而出。
出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·后刑》。锄去田里有害的杂草,禾苗就可以健康地生长;惩罚为非作歹的恶人,百姓就会感到喜悦。
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.