I don’t play for records. I play because I love the game.

每一本书都是一次旅程，每一次旅程都改变我们。

Old age is not interesting until one gets there.

We can distinguish the blurred shapes and colours we see at a distance only because of the capacities of our eyes.

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

"Every observation we make is a step closer to understanding the cosmos."

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

文学的力量在于它能够让我们在世界上感到不那么孤独。