艺术不是反映现实的镜子，而是塑造现实的锤子。
Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
写作是一种见证的方式。
出自北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训·勉学》。不得，不能、不可。雌黄，矿物名，可作颜料，古代用以涂改文字，后引申为信口更改、随便乱说。没有读够一定数量的书，对前人的见解没有彻底了解，是不能随便乱下结论、乱发议论的。书要多读、话要谨慎；应当谦虚向学，不可妄自尊大。
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.