"The most powerful stories are those that ask questions, not those that give answers."

In the landscape of string theory, there are perhaps 10^500 different vacuum states, each corresponding to a different possible universe.

Editing is the final rewrite of the script.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.