世界是生者的地方，死者在其中没有位置。死者什么都不是。他们甚至不是记忆。他们被遗忘了。而生者，也将被遗忘。
The world is a place of the living, and the dead have no place in it. The dead are nothing. They are not even a memory. They are forgotten. And the living, too, will be forgotten.
"Understanding the limits of computation is as important as understanding the limits of mathematics."
"Every story is a journey, and every journey is a story."
我们对自己说的最大谎言是 "这不需要写下来，我能记住的"。（换言之：好脑子不如烂笔头。）
解释：治理河道，要用疏导的办法使其通畅；治理百姓，要引导百姓使其敢言。
别像扶老太太过马路一样帮上帝过马路。