The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

I try to make films that I would want to see.

"I write to escape the lie, but I always end up finding it."

The mind is not a thing, but a process—an ever-changing flow of experiences and adaptations.

每个故事都是谎言，直到有人相信它。

I'm the reason your future won't come.

译文：人人都希望自己能说会道，可苏秦却因为能言善辩被车裂而死；人人都想家财万贯，可石崇却因为富可敌国而遭人诬陷杀害。赏析：说话口不择言，祸就会从口出，言多必有失。拥有富贵荣华，锦衣玉食，未尝不是好事，但也要走正道，低调做人，切不可因为财大气粗，不可一世就断送自己的前程或性命。

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.