读经书，阅传注，就为治学打下坚实基础；看史籍，鉴古今，就使宏论滔滔切中肯綮；游山川，观壮景，就使志气凌云眼界开阔；戒嗜好，弃私欲，就使胸怀磊落一尘不染。

The novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become.

Growth comes from challenging the status quo.

人类要追求智慧。

【释义】担负重任的人考虑得长远，考虑长远的人往往会忽视眼前的事物。

城市是一个活的有机体，不断演变。