“Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?”

“We all love a good story. We all love a tantalizing mystery. We all love the underdog pressing onward against seemingly insurmountable odds. We all, in one form or another, are trying to make sense of the world around us. And all of these elements lie at the core of modern physics. The story is among the grandest -- the unfolding of the entire universe; the mystery is among the toughest -- finding out how the cosmos came to be; the odds are among the most daunting -- bipeds, newly arrived by cosmic time scales trying to reveal the secrets of the ages; and the quest is among the deepest -- the search for fundamental laws to explain all we see and beyond, from the tiniest particles to the most distant galaxies.”

“...things are the way they are in our universe because if they weren't, we wouldn't be here to notice.”

“...quantum mechanics—the physics of our world—requires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance.”

“Gravity is matter’s sugar daddy.”

“comparing infinities is a treacherous business”

“Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth.”