我们不与任何人竞争，只与自己竞争，做到最好。

人的首要职责是为自己思考。

To write is to fight against oblivion.

人类就像江河一样：木杖刚把波浪划开，波浪又立刻流到一起去了。

【译文】 孔子说：“不到苦思冥想时，不去提醒；不到欲说无语时，不去引导。不能举一例能理解三个类似的问题，就不要再教他了。”

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

Mental processes exist because they have served life's continuance.

I don't let the world steal my peace.

讽刺是对抗愚蠢的强大武器。