Every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous， it is not a breakthrough.
每一项伟大突破最开始都是可笑的、荒谬的。事实上，如果它一开始不是可笑和荒谬的，就不是突破。
研究量子引力对于理解早期宇宙至关重要。
"The best stories are the ones that surprise the writer as much as the reader."