My greatest anxiety arises from the apprehension that I shall not be able to complete the work I have undertaken in the manner I wish.

The beauty of the Langlands program lies in its ability to reveal hidden connections.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.

"The human voice is the most powerful tool we have to convey the depth of our experiences."

译文：上面的官吏廉洁，民间的风俗也会随之改变。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

I create art to heal my mind and to share my vision with the world.

The function of consciousness is to solve problems of adaptation.