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.
"The pursuit of pure beauty is a trap, a fast track to bitterness and sorrow."
The desert teaches you the value of water, and exile teaches you the value of home.
世间美好的事物往往不牢固,彩云容易消散,琉璃容易破碎