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Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won't find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions. Mathematics, howe...more

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...The pages and pages of complex, impenetrable calculations might have contained the secrets of the universe, copied out of God's notebook. In my ima...more

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I was impressed by the delicate weaving of the numbers. No matter how carefully you unraveled a thread, a single moment of inattention could leave you...more

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Solving a problem for which you know there’s an answer is like climbing a mountain with a guide, along a trail someone else has laid. In mathematics, ...more

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His ironing seemed highly rational, with a constant speed that allowed him to get the best results, with the least effort; all the economy and eleganc...more