The power of mathematics is in its abstraction, allowing us to see patterns and connections that are not immediately obvious.

We are all descendants of successful ancestors; failure left no progeny.

我不介意成为一个象征，但我不想成为一个纪念碑。

子贡问：“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号？”孔子说：“灵敏又好学，向比自己学问差的人请教时，不觉得没面子，所以称为‘文’。”

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune.

写作是一种生活方式。

When you’re young, you presume there’ll be many people with whom you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.

资本主义既不聪明，也不理性，更不公平。它是一个导致灾难的野蛮制度。