I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

"In the silence between words, we often find the most profound truths."

物理学家的直觉就像复杂荒野中的指南针。

The task of the writer is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect.

伤口是光进入你身体的地方。

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practising politicians.

The challenges of climate change demand urgent action from the scientific community.