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.

可持续性不是牺牲，而是机遇。

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

I don’t think that when people grow up, they will become more broad-minded and can accept everything. Conversely, I think it’s a selecting process, knowing what’s the most important and what’s the lest. And then be a simple man.

数学不是沿着一条清理得很好的高速公路小心行进，而是一次进入陌生荒野的旅程，探险者常常会迷路。