To be human is to be vulnerable.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

The thought of death should usher us towards whatever happens to matter most to us; it should lend us the courage to pursue the way of life we value in our hearts.

那些将生命交给上帝的人会发现，祂能比他们自己更能成就他们的生命。

The best way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

The more you know about life, the better actor you become.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

我没有特定的配方[用于开发新的证明]...这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路，试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新技巧，如果运气好的话，你可能会找到出路。