I wanted to protect my professorial dignity and not lay myself open to laughter from the Americans, who when they do laugh, laugh raucously

Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.

If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.

Aures habent et non audient' - 'They have ears but hear not

God, if he believed in Him, and his conscience, if he had one, were the only judges to whom he was answerable.

Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilisers.

Obviously memoir is subjective truth: It is my memory, my perspective, that's the beauty. But I still wanted to be as factual as I could.

Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.

The supreme attainment of human life is divine bliss. Divine bliss is the nature of the Self.

America never was America to me And yet I swear this oath - America will be!

Like I've been sketched by an amateur artist: if you don't look too closely, it's all right, but start focusing and all the smudges and mistakes become really obvious.

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all your annoying habits are gone!.

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

What I write is not for little girls.