The success of an enterprise is not accidental, but inevitable.

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.

龙吟虎啸，风鸾翱翔才是大丈夫的气象。像蚕茧蜘蛛丝、蚂蚁封巢、蝗蚓纠结般是小人的经营。