Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.

I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.