弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

Every character in a novel is a kind of experiment in human nature.

The night is a great forest, but the stars are its trees.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

简单可以是最强大的东西。

自然选择是已知唯一能够构建功能复杂性的自然过程。