The individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.

我们都是自己生活的侦探，从过去拼凑线索。

我们观察到的宇宙恰好具有我们所期望的特性，如果从根本上说，没有设计，没有目的，没有邪恶也没有善良，只有盲目的、无情的冷漠。