在土壤湿润的情况下耕种，不利于耕作，结果只能截然相反，连续数年都不会有好收成。

科学无法解开自然的终极奥秘。那是因为，归根结底，我们自己正是我们试图解开的奥秘的一部分。

The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.

"The only way to survive is to disappear."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."

写作是与沉默达成协议。

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.