坚持志向就像心痛一样，心思全在痛处，哪有时间说闲话、管闲事。

I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

The heart is a wild thing, and it doesn’t follow rules.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

写作是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。

To paint is to breathe life onto canvas, to capture the soul of a moment.