相信世界的秘密永远隐藏的人生活在神秘和恐惧中。迷信会把他拖垮。雨水会侵蚀他一生的行为。但是那个给自己定下任务，从挂毯中挑出秩序之线的人，仅凭这个决定就已经掌控了世界，而只有通过这样的掌控，他才能找到一种方法来支配自己命运的条件。

自由是对必然性的认知。

And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes—believes with all its heart—that it is their right to take the land. To kill Indians. Make war. Enslave their brothers. This nation shouldn’t exist, if there is any justice in the world, for its foundations are murder, theft, and cruelty.

Having less is more; contentment leads to happiness.

The arithmetic of algebraic varieties is a testament to the power of abstract thought.

我扮演的每一个角色都是一次新的冒险，一个新的挑战。