We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.
我们是生存机器——盲目编程的机器人车辆，旨在保存被称为基因的自私分子。
故事就像咒语，它们有魅惑和改变的力量。
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
沉默可以是一种强大的抵抗形式。
I'm not a star, I'm a black hole.
建筑师必须是人类需求的翻译者。
译文：该罢休的时候就赶紧罢休，这样才能赢得逍遥自在，避免让身心过度操劳。看看多少聪明杰出的人，整日忙碌奔波，最终却白白辜负了一生的志向。
