《梁书·列传·卷三十三》
况且才能有违于体察物情，也不打算写出谈玄说道的作品；事实舆预先的诺言不相同，宁可把恐惧遗留在朱亥那裹。
且才乖体物，不拟作于玄根；事殊宿诺，宁贻惧于硃亥。
Moreover, my talent is opposed to examining matters, so I had no intention of writing a work discussing profound daoism; what actually happened was not the same as what had been promised, rather let my fears linger after Zhu Hai.