For the modern physicist, reality is the whole thing, past and future joined in a single history. The sensation of now is just that, a sensation, and different for everyone. Instead of one master clock, we have clocks in multitudes. — James Gleick Copy Share Image
The mathematician is in much more direct contact with reality. ... [Whereas] the physicist's reality, whatever it may be, has few or none of the attributes which common sense ascribes instinctively to reality. A chair may be a collection of… — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
![“The mathematician is in much more direct contact with reality. ... [Whereas] the physicist's reality, whatever it may be, has few or none of the attributes which common sense ascribes instinctively to reality. A chair may be a collection of whirling electrons.” quote by G. H. Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ea/g-h-hardy-8763_attributes_the-mathematician-is-in-much-more-direct_2453818.jpg)