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There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.

— Martin Gardner The Mathematical Magic Show (1978)

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Mathemagical mathematics combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick.

In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth of a theorem is almost seen at a glance.

Although Lewis Carroll thought of The Hunting of the Snark as a nonsense ballad for children, it is hard to imagine—in fact one shudders to imagine—a child of today reading and enjoying it.

The Annotated Snark (1962)

As I have often said, electrons and gerbils don't cheat. People do.

A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful?

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