The ultimate goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain gives rise to the mind.

写作是一门需要激情、纪律和毅力的手艺。

"Home is not a place, it's a feeling."

美国也是一种幻觉，是所有幻觉中最伟大的一个。

"The city’s poor are like the roots of a tree; unseen, but essential to its life."

"The power of literature lies in its ability to make us see the world differently."

但是这些伤疤中没有一块是新的。它们像无鱼可打的沙漠中被侵蚀的地方一般古老。他身上的一切都显得古老，除了那双眼睛，它们像海水一般蓝，是愉快而不肯认输的。