It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

最好的艺术来自内心，而不是头脑。

The study of Shimura varieties bridges the gap between arithmetic geometry and automorphic forms.

I don’t know what I want. I am inconsistent, non-committal, passive; I like the indefinite, the boundless; I like continual uncertainty.

我们知识的边界就是我们想象力的前沿。

A book should feel like a friend to a child—comforting, exciting, and full of surprises.