文学的唯一合理目的，首先是写作的愉快劳动；其次，是家人和朋友的满足；最后，是实实在在的金钱。
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.
建筑始于你小心地将两块砖放在一起的那一刻。
A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he is.
不懂装懂，这是最愚蠢之举；无事而自寻烦恼，这是命中福浅。
人生的真正价值在于超越自我，为他人创造价值。
现在数学家面临的最大问题可能是黎曼假设。