"I think people believe in heaven because they don’t like the idea of dying, because they want to carry on living and they don’t like the idea that other people will move into their house and put their things into the rubbish."
我认为人们相信天堂是因为他们不喜欢死亡的想法，因为他们想继续活着，他们不喜欢别人会搬进他们的房子并把他们的东西扔进垃圾堆的想法。
All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened.
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
译文：像许汜那样只知道买田置房(追求个人私利)，恐怕会羞于见到雄才大略的刘备。可惜时光流逝，我在风雨飘摇中担惊受怕，连树木都已长得粗壮高大!(注：“树犹如此” 化用典故，感慨时光虚度)能请谁唤来歌女，用红巾翠袖擦拭我这英雄失意的泪水?