"Langlands and Grothendieck are both (at least) Giants by any measure, and both were consciously successors of Galois."

"Langlands' life has been by no means as extravagant as Grothendieck's, but his romanticism is evident to anyone who r…"

"Moreover, according to Alexander, the “troubled mathematical martyr,” exemplified not only by Galois but also by Abel…"

"Within mathematics itself, Voevodsky's proposal, if adopted, will create a new paradigm. In his “fairy tale” and some…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"

"The hunter catches a dreadful prey, the seaman steers his ship into an unspeakable harbor, the plowman sows and reaps…"

"You are the king no doubt, but in one respect, at least, I am your equal: the right to reply. I claim that privilege …"

"When Hector heard that challenge he rejoiced and right in the no man's land along his lines he strode, gripping his s…"