"Writing is a way of thinking, a way of understanding the world."
写作是一种思考的方式，一种理解世界的方式。
We cannot always assure the future of our friends, but we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
我没有任何特别的秘诀（用于开发新的证明）……这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路，试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新的技巧，并且如果运气好的话，你可能会找到出路。
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.
不是有没有时间的问题，而是愿不愿意挤出时间的问题。
我喜欢一步一步来，一场比赛一场比赛地打，一个赛事一个赛事地参加。
The present is a fleeting moment, already becoming the past.