“The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.”
“Everything suddenly seems displaced, subtle gradations erase borders, but it’s more forceful than that.”
“The affections are more reticent than the passions, and their expression more subtle.”
“But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.”
“Sometimes it's faster and more efficient to destroy.”
“Doubt was much more energy efficient than conviction.”