"The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy." ā Alan Lightman From Alan Lightman Physicist Added on 1/31/2026 About Alan Lightman Alan Lightman is an American physicist, novelist, and essayist known for Einstein"s Dreams and writing at the intersection of science and humanities. Born: 1948-11-28 View all quotes from Alan Lightman