Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
真相比小说更离奇,因为小说必须遵循可能性,而真相不必。
数学不是沿着一条清理得很好的高速公路小心行进,而是进入一个陌生的荒野的旅程,探险者常常会迷路。
The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.
There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation.