选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。

写作就是直面存在的混乱并对其施加某种秩序。

虚构与现实的区别？虚构必须合乎逻辑。

Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice, of law, of order—in short, of government.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.