Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

没有传统，艺术就像一群羊没有牧人。没有创新，它就是一具尸体。

Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.

言语可能是虚假的，充满艺术;叹息是心灵的自然语言。

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

艺术作品都是天才的杰作。

Works of art imitate and provoke other works of art, the process is the source of art itself.

艺术作品模仿和激发其他艺术作品，过程本身就是艺术的源泉。

Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

艺术创造规则;规则不构成艺术品。

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.

在我看来，艺术作品是物质世界中唯一具有内在秩序的对象，这就是为什么，虽然我不认为只有艺术才重要，但我相信艺术是为了艺术而艺术。

Writing and Painting are the same for me.

写作和绘画对我来说是一样的。

Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.

写小说就是编织一系列谎言以达到更大的真理。

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

写作有透视法、明暗法，就像绘画或音乐一样。如果你生下来就知道这些，那很好。如果没有，学习他们。然后根据自己的需要重新排列规则。

Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it.

写作是你一个人做的事。这是一个内向的人的职业，他们想给你讲一个故事，但又不想在讲的时候有眼神交流。

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.

你是天生的艺术家还是不是。亲爱的，你仍然是一个艺术家，即使你的声音不像烟花。艺术家总是在那里。

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

你从材料的可能性开始。

You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.

你可以擅长技术，喜欢时尚和艺术。你可以擅长技术，成为一名运动员。你可以擅长技术，成为一名母亲。你可以按照自己的方式，按照自己的条件去做。

You can't but know that if you can capture the emotions of the audience as well as their minds, the play will work better, because it's a narrative art form.

你不得不知道，如果你能捕捉观众的情感和他们的思想，这部剧就会更好，因为它是一种叙事艺术形式。

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.

你不能仅仅为了钱而创作一件艺术品。把它作为商业的一部分来做，会使奇迹的艺术失去光彩，不再是艺术。