The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

道德不是关于如何使自己幸福的学说，而是关于如何使自己配得上幸福的学说。

数学中最美丽的东西是复杂背后的简单思想。

You don’t know what you can achieve until you try.

我认为小说家的任务是让熟悉的事物变得陌生，让陌生的事物变得熟悉。

文学是让不可见的东西变得可见的艺术。

The power of the image lies in its ability to evoke a world beyond itself.

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars.