生活中最高尚和最美丽的事物不是被听到的，也不是被读到的，也不是被看到的，而是如果愿意的话，是被生活的。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.

People with a clear sense of identity know who they are and what they stand for. They have a strong sense of self and are not easily swayed by others.

To write is to resist the noise of the world.

The potential of CRISPR to cure genetic diseases is just beginning to be realized.