小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。小说是人类迄今为止达到的最高表达形式。为什么？因为它是如此无法达到绝对。
The novel is a great discovery: far greater than Galileo's telescope or somebody else's wireless. The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.
夜晚是一座伟大的寺庙，但星星是它的蜡烛。
唯一真正的智慧在于知道你一无所知。
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
Quality should never be compromised, because reputation is built over a lifetime but lost in a moment.
Art is my escape and my prison.