Mathematics is not a spectator sport—you have to engage with it to appreciate its beauty.

名是相互倾轧的原因，智是相互争斗的武器。

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 can resist everything except temptation."