The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, but stranger than we can imagine.

小说是一种通过谎言讲述真相的伟大艺术形式。

You have to figure out what your own aptitudes are. If you play games where other people have the aptitudes and you don’t, you’re going to lose. And that’s as close to certain as any prediction that you can make. You have to figure out where you’ve got an edge. And you’ve got to play within your own circle of competence.