"Writing is an act of courage, a way to confront the world and our place within it."

译文：如果一个人富贵了，就会有人接近巴结他；如果一个人变得贫贱了，原来与他亲近的人就会离开他。

释义：勇敢的人敢闯天下，什么事情都能做成；过于谨慎的人却处处束手束脚，一步也难以前行。

"The quest for understanding the quantum world is not just a scientific endeavor; it is a journey into the very nature of existence."

Literature is the art of saying what cannot be said.

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.