【大意】要想招引游鱼就得先通水，要想招引飞鸟就得先种树。

To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.

数学是关于概念之间关系的科学，与这些概念的内容无关。

创新与质量并重

A mathematician's work is mostly a solitary pursuit, but it is also deeply collaborative.