Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.

我从不买任何东西，除非我能给自己一个充分的理由为什么要买它。

The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smokescreen which keeps the other in its place.

写作是对抗虚无的方式。

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

数学家的模式，就像画家或诗人的模式一样，必须是美丽的；思想，就像颜色或文字一样，必须以和谐的方式结合在一起。

I hope that the Pacific Ocean is as blue as I dreamed I was.

记忆就是对抗消失的斗争。