A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the mind, if only at the back. Virginia Woolf backcompletefinish Change image and share on social
A masterpiece... may be unwelcome but it is never dull. Gertrude Stein dullmasterpieceunwelcome Change image and share on social
A masterpiece of fiction is an original world and as such is not likely to fit the world of the reader. Vladimir Nabokov fictionfitmasterpiece Change image and share on social
A mate of mine said recently said a lot of stuff sounds like you're listening to it outside, but also like you're surrounded by it, and I think that's quite similar. Sean Booth listenlotmate Change image and share on social
A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right. Sam Worthington funnyhavemate Change image and share on social
A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things. Bonnie Jo Campbell beautifulfinishmathematical Change image and share on social
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street. David Hilbert clearcompleteconsider Change image and share on social
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. Paul Erdos coffeedevicemathematician Change image and share on social
A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories. Stefan Banach analogyfindmathematician share on social
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. G. H. Hardy ideamakemaker Change image and share on social