写作就是面对存在的混乱并强加某种秩序。
To write is to confront the chaos of existence and impose some order upon it.
预测未来的最好方法就是创造它。
在救生艇上的生活并不算真正的生活。这就像国际象棋中的残局，棋子寥寥无几。环境再简单不过了，但赌注却再高不过了。
Every failure in the lab brings us one step closer to success.
Optimism is not just a trait; it's a skill that can be cultivated.
The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.
"Every stroke of the brush is a decision that shapes eternity."
生活是一段必须经历的旅程，无论道路和住宿条件多么糟糕。
“有时候，当你站在桥栏杆后面，低头看着河水慢慢流过，你会忽然明白了世界上所有的道理。”