The inflationary universe model suggests that the universe expanded exponentially in the first fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Literature is the record of human experience.

The writer must be a traitor to all forms of tyranny, including the tyranny of the majority.

认为对自由的信念总会导致胜利是错误的。我们必须时刻做好失败的准备。如果我们选择自由，那么我们必须准备同它一起消亡。

认为人性独立于时间、地点和环境，独立于研究和职业，独立于转瞬即逝的时尚和暂时的观点，这种想法可能是一种幻觉。