I have often been asked how my plays come about. I cannot say. Nor can I ever sum them up. I can only say that this is what happened. That is what they said. That is what they did.

You have to be willing to work hard and stay focused on your goals.

The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect, in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect.

荒，荒淫。乱，动乱。之，的。萌，根源、萌芽。 统治者的荒淫是国家动乱的根源。这是魏源的政治卓见。因为统治者一旦荒淫，就不会以国事为重了。如此，上下交怨，天下岂能不乱？因此，力戒荒淫，乃是当权者应当牢记的信念。