"The novel is a way of thinking about the world, a way of understanding the world."

Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself.

True progress comes when we challenge the status quo and embrace change.

出自《魏源集·都中吟十三首》。洋人的情况、技术和版图，我都了解得像万里大的手掌中玩米和沙子一样。知己知彼是兵家的策略，一定要知道谁主掌着典属国的职位。