"If anybody is interested in my way of solving the problem, it’s all there—let them go and read about it."

"My interest was not in the prize or the money, but in the problem itself."

"I have no message for the world."

"I'm not a hero of mathematics. I'm not even a mathematician. I'm just a man who knows how to calculate."

"I don't want to be a professional mathematician. I don't want to be a part of the mathematical community."