出自《抱朴子·外篇·广譬》。登山的时候，不因为山路艰险便停止，就一定能够到达山顶。积善也不会因为穷困而埋怨，便能够使自己获得长久的美名。

每一个人都有自己的星星，但其中的含意却因人而异。对旅人而言，星星是向导；对其他人而言，它们只不过是天际中闪闪发光的小东西而已；对学者而言，星星则是一门待解的难题；对我那位商人来说，它们就是财富。

"The characters in my books are often people who are struggling to find their place in the world."

我认为对作家来说最重要的是诚实，要从心底写作。

译文：人生百年，无论大小事，兴盛与衰败，都如同一场梦般转瞬即逝。

The world gels better every day-then worse again in the evening.

I always believe that as long as you persist, you will definitely succeed.

The key to managing complexity is to focus on the interfaces between components, not their internal details.

气候变化不是对森林的未来威胁，而是现在正在运作的电锯。