The people in my stories are not heroes or villains. They are just people trying to get through life.

A woman makes a plan—then she makes it happen.

The most elegant proofs are those that reveal the heart of the problem with clarity.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

"I'm interested in the darkness. If you don't go into the darkness, you're never going to see the light."

我爱她是违背常理，是妨碍前程，是失去自治，是希望破灭，是断送幸福，是注定要尝尽一切的沮丧和失望的。可是，一旦爱上了她，我再也不能不爱她。

"New York is a city of reflections. The glass, the metal, the water - everything reflects."

True scientific progress is achieved not by mere accumulation of facts, but by the continuous refinement of theories and models.

在这个世界上，没有人能使你倒下，假如你自己的信念还站立的话。