就天性而言，无论是父子兄弟以及天地万物，皆是一体存在，那一种物体与我相异，能有此观点则心性形体清楚分辨。就外在而言，不论功名富贵及身体四肢皆是躯壳，皆非我所有，有此观点，则世俗的欲念不存在。
The novel is a way of thinking about the world, not just a way of describing it.
未来不是礼物。它是一种成就。
The key to managing complexity is to focus on the interfaces between components, not their internal details.
Mathematics is not just a tool; it is a way of thinking.