Change is most sluggish at the extremes precisely because the derivative is zero there.

I loved this smart, funny, big-hearted novel. As hilarious and wise as early Philip Roth, The Mathematician's Shiva will delight and move you.

In mathematics, our freedom lies in the questions we ask — and in how we pursue them — but not in the answers awaiting us.

When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance.

One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden.

When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character.

...nothing cements a friendship like hating the same person.

Men trust God by risking rejection. Women trust God by waiting.

Jealousy often turns people into irresponsible storytellers.

Novels are food for the leftover hours of life, the in-between times, the moments of waiting.

We ought to seek daily grace.

Living in a place like this, she must have learned how to see all the monsters that can hide a person.

Nobody's life is as romantic as it is in fiction.

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

As the sea is beautiful not only in calm but also in storm, so is happiness found not only in peace but also in strife.

I don't do a lot of guest shots on television.

Nothing lasts in New York. Everything's always changing in really obvious ways.