我写作是为了理解。我写作是为了不忘却。

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

Life is too short to stay in your comfort zone.

我想成为我一直想成为的样子——统治性的。

The wild is a place of extremes. To survive, you have to embrace both the highs and the lows.

创新是创造价值和解决问题的关键。

Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?