The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

The arithmetic of algebraic groups is a key to understanding the Langlands conjectures.

我不是给予者，我是索取者。

释义：不必在是非对错上争执不休，也不必在彼此之间计较长短。世间的事情本来就存在许多缺陷，人的身体也难以避免无常的变化。

You don't love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.

浪漫的本质就是不确定性。

感官的界限不应由我们自身能力的狭隘范围来决定。