The ideas of goblins and sprights have really no more to do with darkness than light.
大丈夫做事,只问对错,不问利害;只问是否符合道义,不问成败;只考虑万世的影响,不考虑一生的得失
如果今天我不是拿破仑的话,我想成为亚历山大。
The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.
——2002年6月温铁军在清华大学的一次讲座