The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

Sustainability isn't a choice—it's our responsibility to the next generation.

The world must be set in order. The time has come when ethics must be dealt with by science, and never again by mere opinion.

南怀瑾：诸法的本来面目就是空相，诸法的实相亦是空相，诸法未曾离开空相，故云是诸法空相……一切法的实相是空，是故一切法从本以来，不生不灭，不垢不净，不增不减。

"The truth is not always beautiful, but the search for it is."