历史不是关于陌生人的故事，不是来自另一个世界的异类；它是关于如果早出生一点的我们的故事。
"History is not the story of strangers, aliens from another realm; it is the story of us had we been born a little earlier."
The act of writing is an act of faith.
真正的艺术家永远是无政府主义者。
A miner's safety should never be measured in cost-benefit analyses.
唯一不变的就是变化本身，这是自然界一个永恒的主题。
Young researchers should not be afraid to challenge conventional wisdom.