The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The books that we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us.

Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.

The beauty of Shor's algorithm lies in its ability to turn a seemingly impossible problem into a tractable one, using the principles of quantum mechanics.

The real struggle is not between good and evil but between pain and pleasure.