《魏书·列传·卷九十二》
当初，皇帝令朝中群臣一个个谈论自己的志向，魏收说道： 臣愿聘直词于东观，早日写出《魏书》。 
初，帝令群臣各言志，收曰： 臣愿得直笔东观，早出《魏书》。 
Initially, the emperor ordered the ministers of the court to talk about their aspirations one by one. Wei Shou said: “I would like to devote myself to writing in Dongguan and finish writing the Book of Wei as soon as possible.”