The study of Galois representations is a journey into the hidden symmetries of mathematics.

I've learned that you can't control everything in life, but you can control how you react to it.

作家必须有勇气面对真相，无论它有多么痛苦。

The artist must remain free, even from his own style.

语出汉·桓宽《盐铁论·刺议》。能够与下面人商量计策的领导，是不会失策的；能发挥大家作用的人，是不会不成功的。

质量从来不是偶然的，它始终是智慧努力的结果。

The art of the past is being mystified because a privileged minority is striving to invent a history which can retrospectively justify the role of the ruling classes.