The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers.

The more sexy a number is, the more likely it is to get picked up and circulated. Unfortunately, the more sexy a number is, the more likely it is also to be false.

The object of mathematics is the honor of the human spirit.

If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?

Don’t fight the world, honey. There’s so much more than just love out there! Some day, all you’re gonna need is a roof over your head even if you do have to sleep with a man to get it. Then that’s your choice!