The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

The best art comes from personal experience.

The best stories are the ones that feel inevitable, even if they surprise you.

The development of quantum computing will have profound implications for cryptography and cybersecurity.