文章的妙处在于，一句话能说尽天下的道理，片言能概括万物的情状。

In computer science, we stand on the shoulders of giants, but we must also be willing to question their assumptions.

A novel is a long piece of prose with something wrong with it.

文章是用来阐明道理的。如果不能阐明道理，即使写得精巧也没有益处。