出自《海国图志》。不管是东海还是西海，圣人各出自不同地方但是心理是相同的。

Escribir es una forma de resistencia contra el olvido.

The task of the writer is to unearth the secrets that are buried in the heart of man.

不去尝试办不到的事情, 不去追求得不到的东西, 不居于不能持久的地位, 不推行不可重复的政策。

A good chemist is a lazy chemist—always looking for the easiest way to do things.

I never write Metropolis for seven cents because I can get the same price for city. I never write policeman because I can get the same money for cop.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.