Andrew Wiles

I'm just a small part of a very long history of mathematics.

The proof is so long, I'm not sure anyone will ever read it all.

It's a wonderful feeling to contribute to the sum of human knowledge.

You have to be prepared for setbacks. They're inevitable.

I think the best mathematicians are the ones who are not afraid to ask 'why?'.

The joy of discovery is what keeps me going.

It's a very humbling experience to work on a problem that has baffled mathematicians for centuries.

The proof is not just about Fermat's Last Theorem, it's about the connections between different areas of mathematics.

I'm glad it's over, but I'll miss the challenge.

The most important thing is to have fun with it.

You're working on something, and you're working on it for years, and you're working on it in secret, and you're working on it with an intensity that is almost impossible to describe. And then, suddenly, you see it. You see the whole thing. It's like a flash of lightning. And it's the most extraordinary feeling.

Mathematics is not a contemplative science. It is a creative art.

The moment you have a beautiful idea, you feel a kind of ecstasy. It's a very powerful feeling.

The beauty of mathematics is that it's a language that allows you to express things that are otherwise inexpressible.

Mathematics is a journey into the unknown, and it's a journey that's full of surprises.

The search for truth is what drives us as mathematicians. It's what gives our lives meaning.

There's a certain purity in mathematics. It's a world where things are either true or false, and there's no ambiguity.

The human mind is capable of extraordinary things. It's capable of understanding the most complex ideas.

We're all trying to make sense of the world around us, and mathematics is one way of doing that.

The feeling of solving a problem that no one else has been able to solve is an incredible feeling. It's a feeling of triumph.