"Russia's destiny is written in the faces of its peasants."

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

贫困不仅仅是收入问题；它还关乎尊严和自主权。

我就像一条狗，不会说话但我懂。

The fundamental point in fabricating a chain reacting machine is of course to see to it that each fission produces a certain number of neutrons and some of these neutrons will again produce fission.

要理解一个生命，你必须吞下整个世界。

To write is to fight against silence and forgetting.

The most exciting discoveries are those that challenge our assumptions.

"A story is a form of telepathy."

"We don't get to choose our own hearts. We can't make ourselves want what's good for us or what's good for other people."