It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

I’m not afraid to speak my mind, even if it’s unpopular.

我越诚实，我的艺术就越能引起共鸣。

I try to live my life with a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the opportunities I've been given.

The pursuit of mathematical truth is a never-ending adventure.