In The End, We Are Our Choices.

If We Think Long Term, We Can Accomplish Things That We Couldn't Otherwise Accomplish.

It's Harder To Be Kind Than Clever

I'm Skeptical That The Novel Will Be "re­invented." If You Start Thinking About A Medical Textbook Or Something, Then, Yes, I Think That's Ripe For Reinvention. You Can Imagine Animations Of A Beating Heart. But I Think The Novel Will Thrive In Its Current Form. That Doesn't Mean That There Won't Be New Narrative Inventions As Well. But I Don't Think They'll Displace The Novel.

Do Something You're Very Passionate About, And Don't Try To Chase What Is Kind Of The "hot Passion" Of The Day.

Mediocre Theoretical Physicists Make No Progress. They Spend All Their Time Understanding Other People's Progress.