The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colors or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way.
数学家的模式，就像画家或诗人的模式一样，必须是美丽的；思想，就像颜色或文字一样，必须以和谐的方式结合在一起。
我为我们没有做的许多事情感到骄傲，就像为我们做过的事情感到骄傲一样。创新就是对一千件事情说不。
The true writer is always an exile, even in his own country.
Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.
"Opportunities don't happen. You create them."
The pace of change demands that we unlearn as much as we learn.
The beauty of literature lies in its ability to transcend time and place.