求田问舍，怕应羞见，刘郎才气。可惜流年，忧愁风雨，树犹如此！倩何人唤取，红巾翠袖，揾英雄泪！
译文：像许汜那样只知道买田置房(追求个人私利)，恐怕会羞于见到雄才大略的刘备。可惜时光流逝，我在风雨飘摇中担惊受怕，连树木都已长得粗壮高大!(注：“树犹如此” 化用典故，感慨时光虚度)能请谁唤来歌女，用红巾翠袖擦拭我这英雄失意的泪水?
I believe that any human life is worthy of being narrated, that it even deserves literature's illumination.
The most dangerous risk of all is not taking one.
真相不是你记得什么，而是你再也不能忘记什么。
The most profound ideas in mathematics often arise from the simplest observations.
The most beautiful arrangement is a pile of things poured out at random.