I don't care much for equations myself. This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down, but mainly because I don't have an intuitive feeling for equations.

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

It is extremely important to me to write for children.

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.

I don't want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.

I can't disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses - the wheelchair gives me away.