The knowledge of the past stays with us to spur us on to new and better things.

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗，发现自己做不到，然后尝试短篇小说，这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了，他才会转向写小说。

What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.

想象反事实的能力是区分人类和机器的关键。