He walked out in the gray light and stood and he saw for a brief moment the absolute truth of the world. The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs of the sun in their running. The crushing black vacuum of the universe. And somewhere two hunted animals trembling like ground-foxes in their cover. Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it.

Every match is a new opportunity to prove yourself.

The study of Shimura varieties is a testament to the power of geometric intuition.

Freedom is not a condition, but an attitude.

我不是说唱歌手，我是个领袖。

我不在乎留下什么遗产。我不在乎是否被人铭记。

化学是连接物理学和生物学的核心科学。

Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.