In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

In the quest to understand quantum gravity, we are like children playing on the shore of a vast ocean, occasionally finding a smooth pebble or a pretty shell, while the great ocean of truth lies undiscovered before us.

设定一个野心得荒谬的目标的好处是，上限足够高，这样即使最后失败了，以通常的标准来衡量也可以算某种程度上的成功。

人类大脑是社交大脑，它的进化是为了处理社会关系。

作家不过是一个用文字代替摇鼓和鼓声的萨满。