I think about the ways in which abstraction can be a form of figuration.

The molecules that mediate pain are ancient, revealing how deeply rooted this sensation is in evolution.

我不是为了生活而唱歌，我是为了唱歌而生活。

It’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it.

我们写作不是为了被理解，而是为了理解。

编程语言中最重要的东西是名字。没有好名字的语言不会成功。

Hard work, under the old system, meant doing as little as possible.

我相信文学的力量可以改变我们看待世界的方式。