数学思想的真正考验是它能否激发更多的问题。
The true test of a mathematical idea is its ability to inspire further questions.
在所有人类的痛苦中，最苦涩的是：知道得太多却无法控制任何事情。
我是一个人，我会坠入爱河，有时我无法控制每一种情况。
Mathematics is not a spectator sport.
I'd rather be a failed writer than a successful banker.
The theory of probabilities is at bottom nothing but common sense reduced to calculus.
The role of the writer is to bear witness, to tell the stories that need to be told, to give voice to the voiceless.