"We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty."

"It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we can say about nature."

"We must be clear that, when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental c…"

"The atom is a very small object, and the forces that bind it together are very strong."

"What is it that we human beings ultimately depend on? We depend on our words. We are suspended in language. Our task is to communicate experience and ideas to others."