The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
一个作家是一个对现实世界不满意的人，他想要改变它，改善它，让它变得更美丽，更公正，更宜居。
I don't follow the rules. I make the rules.
世间之事如同棋局般变化无常，人情则像纸一样淡薄。
书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问。
High expectations are the key to everything.
地球是一个动态的行星，其内部热量是地质变化的驱动力。
自然界中每年的痛苦总量超出了所有体面的思考。在我写这句话的一分钟内，成千上万的动物被活生生地吃掉，许多其他动物在逃命，因恐惧而呜咽，其他动物则被寄生虫从内部慢慢吞噬，成千上万的动物因饥饿、口渴和疾病而死亡。
