小说是作家与读者之间的对话。
A novel is a conversation between the writer and the reader.
The true value of a forest is measured not just in board feet of timber, but in the lives it sustains and the ecosystems it supports.
优秀的设计解决问题,而卓越的设计预见问题。
用心才能明白道理,而用心要保持虚空、专一而安静。荀子认为,人们在以前已经学到了一些知识的情况下,再学新东西的时候,容易犯经验主义的错误。生活中也是这样,我们在遇到一件事时,总是容易按以往的经验去判断,这样可能是错的。最好能保持虚空的状态,专心地看待这件事,然后可以想想是否可以借鉴以往的经验。
An adequate bootstrap is a contradiction in terms.