写作就像用文字绘画，创造出活在读者心中的图像。

真实总是通过象征来中介。

The city is the greatest architectural achievement of humanity.

Envy is a really stupid sin because it’s the only one you could never possibly have any fun at. There’s a lot of pain and no fun. Why would you want to get on that trolley?

不要归罪于天地陰陽的变化，一切都应责怪人事；不要对圣人抱有过高的奢望，一切都应求诸自身。

Agricultural R&D should be close to actual needs and not divorced from the production front.

"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."

恐惧是作家想象力最肥沃的领土。

文学是一种通过说谎来讲述真相的艺术。