The Langlands program is a testament to the interconnectedness of mathematical ideas.

Innovation in traditional industries like coal mining is not just possible—it's essential.

有人自认为在做有用的事，却收效甚微；有人看似在做“无用”之功却流芳后世，引为大用。

The best stories are those that can be read again and again with ever-increasing pleasure.

I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.