写作中最持久的是风格，而风格是作家能用时间做出的最有价值的投资。
The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the most valuable investment a writer can make with his time.
绩效标准必须是零缺陷。不是“差不多就行了”。
The biographer's challenge is to be both a detective and a poet.
诗歌始于愉悦，终于智慧。
战场交锋，即使列阵有方，但以勇猛为本；操办丧事，即使礼节周全，但以哀痛为本；文人学士，即使学富五车，但以德行为本
Quality is not a problem; it is a solution.