小说是一种印象，不是一种论证；它是生活的一种印象。
A novel is an impression, not an argument; it is an impression of life.
巫术并非源于对普遍力量的抽象概念，也不是神话观念的结果。它是人类在面对危险时感到无助的具体情境的产物。
人活在世上只是过客，如果离开人世也没让你最疼爱的人，知道你是谁，是很可悲的事情。
每一分都很重要，每一场比赛都很重要，每一项赛事都很重要。
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.
"The best books are the ones that leave you a little bit different than when you started."
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Over the centuries the Indians developed sign language for communicating phenomena of interest. Programmers from different tribes (FORTRAN, LISP, ALGOL, SNOBOL, etc.) could use one that doesn't require them to carry a blackboard on their ponies.
In science, we try to explain what we don't understand. In mathematics, we try to understand what we can't explain.
——2006年在西雅图市演讲