The process of discovery in mathematics is often more important than the result itself.

概率论归根结底不过是常识的微积分化。

"Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we're someone else."

“过去并不是简单地消失的东西；它是我们永远携带的东西。”

写作是一种思考的方式，一种理解世界的方式。

I like to be different. I don't want to be like everyone else.

The poem is a way of holding on to what otherwise would be lost.