I don't mind arguing with myself. It's when I lose that it bothers me.

I really like science because it seems to be that place where you get the big picture, everything connects.

If you're going to immerse yourself in a project for three years, why not stake out a chunk of the world that is completely alien to you and go traveling?

I would say the flip side to my fascination with systems is a fascination with components. So many of my books are dialogues between little and big.

Until I was 42, I could fit everything that I owned into two suitcases.

The oldest principle of composition: repeat everything.

Only keep still, wait, and hear, and the world will open.