The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
问题的根本原因在于，在现代世界里，愚蠢的人自以为是，而聪明的人充满怀疑。
"The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind."
煤炭不是问题所在，问题在于我们如何使用它。解决方案在于更清洁的技术和更好的利用。
目标，无论是否达到，都使生命伟大。
"Writing is like breathing to me—I have to do it to survive."
使生命成为可能的唯一事情是永久且无法忍受的不确定性；不知道接下来会发生什么。
我们必须小心不要成为风格主义者。
I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.