Steven Strogatz Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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.