人情似纸张张薄，世事如棋局局新。
译文：世俗人的感情好比一张张纸，张张都是一样薄；人世间的事情好比一盘棋，一局更比一局新。赏析：人生坎坷不平，命运沉浮变化。世态炎凉如冰，人情淡薄似纸，不过是常态而已。我们唯有学会以平常心生存，才能在得意时不张扬，失意时不消沉。
Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves and the world.
The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one.
Success is built on persistence, not luck.
Reverence for truth is the highest praise for wisdom.
我倾向于喜欢已经存在的东西。
The earth is a dot. The moon is a dot. The sun is a dot. The stars are dots.
好的结局是幸福的，坏的结局是不幸的。这就是小说的意义。
In the end, we are all stories.
太阳不会永远闪耀。