The power of mathematics is in its abstraction, allowing us to see patterns and connections that are not immediately obvious.

我们的房屋越充满光明，墙壁上就越渗透出幽灵。

我不是圣人，我只是一个努力的罪人。

——1912年在旧金山丽蝉戏院的演说

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.