“ Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. 科学与控制无关。它是在面对比我们最新的理论更丰富、更微妙的东西时,培养一种永久的惊奇状态。这是尊重,而不是掌握。 Richard Powers 理查德·鲍尔斯
“ All good research whether for science or for a book-is a form of obsession. 所有好的研究,无论是为了科学还是为了一本书,都是一种痴迷。 Mary Roach 玛丽·罗奇
“ No gentleman can be without three copies of a book: one for show, one for use, and one for borrowers. 任何一位绅士都离不开三本书:一本供展示,一本供使用,一本供借阅。 Richard Heber 理查德·赫伯