Writing is a way of fighting against oblivion, against death.

Não sou nada. Nunca serei nada. Não posso querer ser nada. À parte isso, tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.

The pursuit of science is more than the pursuit of understanding. It is the pursuit of a kind of wisdom that comes from knowing how much we do not know.

译文：我衰老得太厉害了!感慨平生交游的朋友渐渐零落，如今还剩下几个?白发空自垂下三千丈，对人间万事只能付之一笑。试问什么事物能让我真正欢喜?