I was born to win, but in order to win I gotta be willing to lose.

The city remembers what its people forget.

Literature is the most effective weapon against fanaticism.

The only way to survive is to take care of each other.

"Books are the keys to unlocking our empathy."

The most powerful way to change someone is to change the way you interact with them.

The Langlands program is a framework for understanding the deeper structures of mathematics.

The work of art is a dialogue with the infinite.

Interview with Infinity Plus (February 2001)