I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

The way to learn about the mind is to reverse-engineer it: to figure out what natural selection designed it to accomplish.

我喜欢把自己看作一个恰好会唱歌的普通人。

诗歌的语言是一种探索的语言，而不是交流的语言。