鑒前世之興衰，考當(dāng)今之得失。
譯文：借鑒前代興衰，考察當(dāng)下得失?！锻ㄨb》的寫(xiě)作宗旨，直指現(xiàn)實(shí)關(guān)懷。
Listen to everyone in your company and figure out ways to get them talking.
The rise of a new great power is always a cause for concern among existing powers, as it threatens the existing balance of power.
我是個(gè)失敗的詩(shī)人。也許每個(gè)小說(shuō)家最初都想寫(xiě)詩(shī)，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己做不到后嘗試短篇小說(shuō)——那是僅次于詩(shī)歌要求最高的形式。連這個(gè)也失敗了，他才會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)向長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)。