Fermat said he had a proof.

I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal

Always try the problem that matters most to you.

Fermat said he had a proof.

I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.

However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it.

We've lost something that's been with us for so long, and something that drew a lot of us into mathematics. But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention.