风、海和移动的潮汐就是它们本来的样子。如果其中有奇迹、美丽和庄严，科学将会发现这些品质。
牛马生着四足，这是天性；给马戴上笼头，给牛穿上鼻绳，就是人为。所以说，不要人为毁灭天性，不要用故意造作去毁灭天命，不要以德行去为名利殉葬，谨守天道勿使丧失，这就叫返归本真。
"Every story is a seed waiting to be planted in the reader's mind."
A great novel is one that changes the reader, that leaves him different after the last page.
Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."