"Every face hides a story, every story hides a face."

释义：一生中不做让自己皱眉头的坏事，这样世上就不会有恨你入骨的人。

必须有出世者的宽广胸怀，才能入世；否则的话，很容易受到尘世的各种利诱纠缠而使自己迅速堕落；必须有入世者的深刻体验，才能出世；否则的话，很容易变得空虚无聊而使自己难以把持人生。

写作就是倾听——倾听内心的声音和外部世界。

有时候你必须迷失自己才能找到自己。

The art of the past is being mystified because a privileged minority is striving to invent a history which can retrospectively justify the role of the ruling class.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

A novel should be both a mirror and a window.

"You have to be willing to fail to succeed."

研究明史需要全面理解其独特的社会结构和文化背景。