对变革的恐惧会扼杀进步，而理解变革能引导进步。

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

宇宙是一座黑暗森林，每个文明都是带枪的猎人，像幽灵般潜行于林间。