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.

I’ve never been afraid of death. It’s the process of dying that worries me.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

The whole world is becoming more and more homogenized, and I think it's important to preserve cultural identity.