"The magic of reading is that it allows us to live a thousand lives."

"The essence of literature is to capture the fleeting moments of human experience and give them permanence through words."

Efficiency is highly overrated； Goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths， sabbaticals， vacations， breaks， aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.

The Langlands program is a vision of how mathematics could be understood as a whole.

最好的故事是反映生活复杂性的故事。