自由是乱糟糟的，自由的人们可以自由地去犯错和做坏事……所以才发生这样的事情。
就有关2003年美国入侵伊拉克后伊发生洗劫事件的评论。
We must balance short-term demands with long-term sustainability to create lasting value.
"The act of writing is an act of courage, a confrontation with the self and the world."
过去不是一个居住的地方，而是一个学习的地方。
The poet is a man who manages to be, in his own lifetime, what all men would like to be after their death.
——重病病患康复后送给张文宏的锦旗
不可以同井底的青蛙谈论大海的辽阔，因为有空间的拘束；不可以同夏天的小虫谈论冰冻的寒冷，因为有时节的局限。