"The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one."

佛教中有一句话：初学者的心态。拥有初学者的心态是件了不起的事情。

"The best literature asks questions rather than provides answers."

化用辛弃疾《沁园春》词句，表达对英雄气概的赞叹

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

我，相信一个人不管是怎样的脾气，都免不了有某种短处，这是一种天生的缺陷，即使受教育受得再好，也还是克服不了。

We are communal histories, communal books. We are not owned or monogamous in our taste or experience.

文化生态学与人类生态学的不同之处在于它强调文化被修改的适应过程。

虚心和实腹的义理都很深奥，但首先要通过虚心才能认识本心。