创作行为并不纯粹。历史证明了这一点。社会学提取了它。作家失去了伊甸园，写作是为了被阅读，并逐渐意识到他是需要负责的。

数学家研究纯数学不是因为它有用；他研究它是因为他喜欢它，他喜欢它是因为它美丽。

最好的建筑是那种消失的建筑，成为生活的一部分。

贫家如果要仿效富家的穿衣吃饭及庞大的花费，那就一定会很快招致灭亡。 

We must build a world in which there shall be no economic domination, no exploitation, no unemployment, and no war.

Cada palabra escrita es un acto de libertad.

"You like him because he’s a lost boy. Believe me, I know. Lost boys are easy to fall for."

Mathematics is an art, and as an artist, you have to be honest with yourself.

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.