译文：假如你命中富贵荣华，也要常常有不得意的想法；假如你碰到境遇顺利，也要常常有不如意的念头；假如眼前的你吃穿丰足，也要保持节俭不忘贫困；假如别人都很喜欢你，也要常常怀着谨慎的想法；假如你家世名望都很高，也要常怀着谦虚卑下之心；假如你的学问非常高深，也要提醒自己掌握的还不够多。

恐惧是作家想象力最肥沃的领土。

最好的故事会为读者的想象力留下跳舞的空间。

写作是与沉默达成协议。

"Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie."

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break.

Every ton of coal we extract must create maximum value with minimum environmental impact.