人人都称赞的书，恰恰是没人读的书。

我写作是为了理解，为了抓住那些我无法掌握的现实。

每个物体都有潜力，我们的任务是释放它。

I’m not here to fit in. I’m here to stand out.

The best stories are the ones that leave you with more questions than answers.

宇宙是可以理解的，因为它受我们能够理解的法则支配。

You can't get mad at anybody else for your own mistakes.

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

文学不仅仅是娱乐，它是一种理解世界的方式。

I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.