The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

Science is the tool with which we unravel the mysteries of life.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

The land we quarry is not ours to own, but ours to steward.

Literature is analysis after the event.

The only obsession everyone wants: 'love.' People think that in falling in love they make themselves whole? The Platonic union of souls? I think otherwise. I think you're whole before you begin. And the love fractures you. You're whole, and then you're cracked open.

死者既已安葬，活着的人就不要长久地哭泣，而应该尽快做事，每个人都做自己能做的事，并用来使大家互利。 

我不想因为我的名声而被记住。我想因为我的热情而被记住。