建筑的诗意在于它无需言语就能打动我们的能力。

I adore art. when I am alone with my notes， my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes， and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.

Writing is a way of fighting against oblivion, against death.

What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift， kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful， and if you do， it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.

To understand a culture, you must listen to its artists—they are the seismographs of societal change.