They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed.

They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed.

他们还没有达到全能的那种麻木不仁的无聊状态;他们的实验并不总是成功。

-- Arthur C. Clarke 亚瑟·C·克拉克