Wherever there is modularity there is the potential for misunderstanding: Hiding information implies a need to check communication.

科学无法解开自然的终极奥秘。那是因为，归根结底，我们自己正是我们试图解开的奥秘的一部分。

最好的科幻小说不是关于未来；它是关于现在。

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most political part of the human personality because it is what drives people to want to be recognized as superior to others.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.