I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
– from The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time book by Mark Haddon
Tag: Quotes on Mathematics
Mathematicians and conspiracy theorists have this …
Mathematicians and conspiracy theorists have this much in common: we’re suspicious of coincidences – especially convenient ones. There are no accidents. Things happen for a reason.
– from The Joy of X book by Steven Strogatz
Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and …
Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won’t find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions. Mathematics, however, can illuminate them, can give them expression – in fact, nothing can prevent it from doing so.
– from The Housekeeper and the Professor book by Yoko Ogawa