小说是揭示真相的谎言。

The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

解释：知道房屋漏雨的人在房屋下，知道政策有失误的人在民间，知道经书错误的人在诸子。

The currency of leadership is not greed, but generosity.

晏子春秋

如果预料中的快乐是无限大的，就请记住麻烦也可能是同样大。