郦波在讲座中引用马克·吐温的话并加以阐释

True progress is measured not just in profits, but in the positive impact we have on people and the planet.

The mind's primary task is to organize experience for action.

The story is not in the plot; the plot is the net you throw over the story to catch it.

追求真实的东西，不是追求人们想要的东西。

我写作是为了让看不见的东西变得可见。

译文：花开花落已两载，看着盛开的花，想到两年未曾回家，就不免伤心落泪。小船还系在岸边，虽然我不能东归，飘零在外的我，心却长系故园。