The joy I felt at the prospect before me of being the instrument destined to take away from the world one of its greatest calamities, blended with the fond hope of enjoying independence and domestic peace and happiness, often occupied my whole mind.
我因展望未来而感受到的喜悦——成为注定从世界上消除最大灾难之一的工具，与享受独立、家庭和平与幸福的殷切希望交织在一起，常常占据了我的整个心灵。
"Sometimes you have to accept that some people are just not meant to stay in your life forever."
成功不在于终点，而在于旅程。
最好的科幻小说不是关于未来；它是关于现在。
科学是一个永无止境的旅程，总有更多的东西需要学习和发现。
The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner.