"I hesitated. 'I'm sad because you're going to die.'
"'Yeah,' he sighed, 'that bugs me sometimes too. But not so much as you think.' And after a few more steps, ' When you get as old as I am, you start to realize that you've told most of the good stuff you know to other people anyway.'
"We walked along in silence for a few minutes. Then we came to a place where another trail crossed and Richard stopped to look around at the surroundings. Suddenly a grin lit up his face. 'Hey,' he said, all trace of sadness forgotten, 'I bet I can show you a better way home.'"
- Danny Hillis on Richard Feynman
"'Yeah,' he sighed, 'that bugs me sometimes too. But not so much as you think.' And after a few more steps, ' When you get as old as I am, you start to realize that you've told most of the good stuff you know to other people anyway.'
"We walked along in silence for a few minutes. Then we came to a place where another trail crossed and Richard stopped to look around at the surroundings. Suddenly a grin lit up his face. 'Hey,' he said, all trace of sadness forgotten, 'I bet I can show you a better way home.'"
- Danny Hillis on Richard Feynman