最好的故事是那些在最后一页之后仍久久萦绕在脑海中的故事。
轧棉机的发明纯属偶然；那时我还很年轻，非常贫穷，对我来说从中实现一些价值是一个重要的目标。
在计算的世界中，可能与不可能之间的界限通常由我们能够设计的算法定义。
科学方法是统一且不可分割的，处理生命物质的科学与处理无机物质的科学方法相同。
Art is not a substitute religion: it is a religion in its own right.
"Sometimes the most important things in life are the ones we can't see or touch, but we can feel them in our hearts."
A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.