"A well-written biography is a bridge between the past and the present."
一本优秀的传记是过去与现在之间的桥梁。
失败只是通往成功的垫脚石。它不是终点，只是旅程的一部分。
The only thing I can do is write. Everything else bores me.
"Every observation we make is a step closer to understanding the cosmos."
"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"
The creation of a modern state is a complex and difficult process that requires the development of strong institutions.