Mathematics Quote by Shannon Hale

“But something about the static truth of numbers hurt my brain. Numbers felt sharp. Words felt elastic and springy. Language had an unpredictable, quicksilver…

— Susanna Kaysen

“Numbers behave, words do not.”

— Don DeLillo

“Numbers have no hidden meanings, you say. But it is the hidden meanings in words that make them so wonderful.”

— Simon Mawer

“Soon after I began working for the Professor, I realized that he talked about numbers whenever he was unsure of what to say or…

— Yoko Ogawa

“She used to be a mathematician. Now she looks for omens and signs. At one time she thought math would clarify the world for…

— Josephine Humphreys

“He loved numbers, their patterns and secrets, the way something complex could be reduced to something simple. In mathematics, unlike life, there was always…

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Yōko Ogawa

“But aside from Willy’s skill at learning another language which his father did not know enough to appreciate, his only distinction in schooling was…

— Sam Wellman

“Mathematics does furnish the power for deliberate thought and accurate statement, and to speak the truth is one of the most social qualities a…

— S.T. Dutton

“The world of numbers and words is odd. A number is the only word that doesn’t lie and words can be very deceitful; they…

— Dejan Stojanovic

“Numbers are the smallest unit of meaning I know. Words are the next largest unit of meaning, and in spite of the confusion they…

— Beverley Brenna

“...but numbers didn't lie. That was the reason I loved math. It was the only pure form of honesty left in this world.”

— Teresa Mummert