The beauty of literature lies in its ability to connect us across time and space.

Nothing will come of nothing.

The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.

我认为没有什么比发明家看到自己头脑中的创造逐渐走向成功时所感受到的激动更能震撼人心的了……这样的情感让人忘记食物、睡眠、朋友、爱情，忘记一切。