The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
Have an aim in life,or your energies will all be wasted.
The study of Shimura varieties is a testament to the interconnectedness of geometry and number theory.
A writer must be willing to be surprised.
"You have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate."
Powerlessness corrupts. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.