The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

In science, the only constant is change.

"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money."

Leadership is about inspiring others to believe in a shared vision.

Collaboration across disciplines is essential for groundbreaking discoveries.

Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tips of my words.