The beauty of science lies in its ability to explain the natural world through observation and experimentation.

I wanted to build something that was my own, something I could point to and say, I made that. It was the only way I saw to make life meaningful.

The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

世界不缺钱，缺的是有梦想的企业家。

Every song I create is my child.

Writing is a way of keeping the past alive.

作家不是在真空中造就的。作家是见证者。我们需要作家的原因是因为我们需要见证这个可怕的世纪。