The function of mental processes is to mediate between the needs of the organism and the demands of the environment.

"In every story, there is a piece of the author's heart, a fragment of their soul."

"The first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone."

Success is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's not.

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.