The act of writing is an act of courage, a confrontation with the self.
写作的行为是一种勇气的行为，是与自我的对抗。
When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions， a few of which I had thought about， some of which I had sort of stumbled on， and many that I had no control over whatsoever.
"I have always liked the phrase 'nursing a grudge,' because many people are tender of their resentments, as of the thing nearest their hearts."
科学的进步依赖于挑战未知的勇气和从失败中学习的智慧。
我们必须不断地跳下悬崖，并在下落的过程中长出翅膀。
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Curiosity is the engine that drives scientific progress.
不要害怕失败，害怕的是你连尝试的勇气都没有。