The general struggle for existence of animate beings is not a struggle for raw materials nor for energy which exists in plenty in the form of heat, unfortunately untransformably, in every body; it is a struggle for entropy, which becomes available through the transition of energy from the hot sun to the cold earth.
生物为生存而进行的普遍斗争，不是为了原材料，也不是为了能量——能量以热的形式大量存在于每个物体中（可惜无法转化）；而是为了熵，它通过能量从炽热的太阳转移到寒冷的地球而变得可用。
我认为对作家来说最重要的是诚实，要从心底写作。
我已经不再年轻，不再知道一切。
失败不是必要的恶。事实上，它根本不是恶。它是做新事物的必然结果。
The biggest risk is not taking any risk.
The future of manufacturing lies in the balance of automation and human ingenuity.