El escritor debe ser un testigo de su tiempo, un cronista de la realidad.

了解你是否能信任某人的最好方法就是去信任他们。

Scientific rigor must never be compromised by commercial pressures.

我一直是个叛逆者。

真正的革命者是被伟大的爱所引导的。无法想象一个缺乏这种品质的真正革命者。

The most powerful art is often the most ambiguous.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.