I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend.

The world is not dialectical—it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

I am not without possessions; I have freedom.

A great novel is one that makes us see the world with new eyes.

"Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation."

The best companies are built on passion, not just profit.

在贝鲁特的迷宫中，我们既找到了过去，也找到了未来。

我相信粉色的力量。我相信大笑是燃烧卡路里的最佳方式。我相信亲吻，相信经常亲吻的力量。我相信在一切陷入混乱时仍应保持坚强。我相信快乐的女孩是最美的女孩。我相信明天又是新的一天，我相信奇迹。

Curiosity is the engine that drives scientific progress.