The best songs are the ones that make you feel alive.

"The boundary between the quantum and classical worlds is not a sharp line but a blurred transition where the rules of physics shift dramatically."

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

If we farm the sea as we farm the land, we must learn from past mistakes.

The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado.