I find discussing mathematics with colleagues of different backgrounds one of the most productive ways of making progress.
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As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a writer. My most exciting pastime was reading novels; in fact, I would read anything I could find.
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I can see that, without being excited, mathematics can look pointless and cold.
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I find it fascinating that you can look at the same problem from different perspectives and approach it using different methods.
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Most problems I work on are related to geometric structures on surfaces and their deformations.
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The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers.
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I don't get easily disappointed.
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You have to spend some energy and effort to see the beauty of math.
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Sometimes, properties of a fixed hyperbolic surface can be better understood by studying the moduli space that parameterises all hyperbolic structures on a given topological surface.