Man muss die Dinge so nehmen, wie sie kommen, aber man sollte dafür sorgen, dass sie so kommen, wie man sie nehmen möchte.
The beauty of mathematics is that it allows us to abstract away from the physical world and focus on the underlying principles.
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
