I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.

作家是一个生活在边缘的存在，用批判的眼光观察世界。

译文：如果考虑人间的好事与坏事，缓慢事和急促事，不如去帮助穷苦的人和可怜贫穷的人。赏析：人要有慈悲心肠，怜悯众生之心，有善心还不行，必须要去做实事，去帮助那些穷困之人。

世界是残酷的，我的书反映了这一点。

Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.