"Books are the bridges that connect us to the past."

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.

The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.

无论天塌了多少次，我们都得活下去。

The arithmetic of L-functions is a journey into the hidden patterns of the mathematical universe.