A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

The key to success is to keep pushing yourself.

我记得我的朋友约翰尼·冯·诺伊曼曾经说过，“用四个参数我可以拟合一头大象，用五个我可以让它摆动它的鼻子。”

解析：不要贪天之功，不要掩人之善。

I think about the limits of language.

Solitude is indeed dangerous for a working intelligence.We need to have around us people who think and speak.When we are alone for a long time we people the void with phantoms.