A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.
The best way to be happy is to live in the present.
引导人们走向艺术和科学的最强烈动机之一,是逃离日常琐碎生活及其痛苦的粗鲁和绝望的沉闷,就像这些人将宇宙及其构建置于他们情感生活的枢纽中,以寻找他们在个人生活的狭窄漩涡中找不到的和平和安全。
The risk is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.
Innovation is the key to solving the world's most pressing problems.