"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."

"To understand a society, look at its trash."

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails... adds a deeper meaning to his life.

聪明智慧的人，要保持着敦厚拙朴的态度，不可锋芒毕露；功高盖世的人，要保持着谦虚礼让的态度，不可居功自傲。勇猛无敌的人，要保持着小心谨慎的态度，不可无所忌惮；拥有巨财的人，要保持着如有不足的态度，不可张狂放肆。

Collaboration across disciplines is essential for solving the most challenging problems in science.