I feel traveling certainly does broaden the mind. In my case certainly I feel more confident. It gives you a new perspective on the world. Daniel Tammet broadencaseconfident Change image and share on social
We will always have more to discover, more to invent, more to understand and that's much closer to art and literature than any science. Daniel Tammet artclosediscover Change image and share on social
I did have a very restricted, regimented life. There was a kind of happiness there, a contentment, but it was a small happiness within very clear and delineated borders. Daniel Tammet borderclearcontentment Change image and share on social
Someone who copies a Van Gogh does not therefore become Van Gogh, and the same would go for Mozart or anyone else who contributed something that was original. Certainly in the way that I described visualizing numbers in abstract, meaningful shapes. Daniel Tammet abstractcontributecopy share on social
In my mind, numbers and words are far more than squiggles of ink on a page. They have form, color, texture and so on. They come alive to me, which is why as a young child I thought of them as my 'friends.' Daniel Tammet alivechildcolor share on social
I love books so much. I've read more books than anyone else I know. Daniel Tammet bookhavelove Change image and share on social
Six is the hardest number for me to experience, the smallest. It's the absence of something - it's cold, dark, almost like a black hole. If someone tells me they are depressed, I might imagine myself in the hole of a six to help me empathise. Daniel Tammet absenceblackcold share on social
I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study, aided by the unusual synaesthesic way my mind perceives numbers as complex multidimensional coloured and textured shapes. Daniel Tammet aidcolourcomplex share on social
My first memory - at about four - was of numbers. The doctors who study me think a combination of mild autism and seizures I had when I was three have made me experience numbers the way I do. Daniel Tammet autismcombinationdoctor Change image and share on social
My mother is not a model. She is not perfect. That awareness is part of learning to love someone. Predicting the actions of someone is an act of love. We persist, even when we get it wrong. That's the beauty of love. Daniel Tammet actactionawareness share on social
