Lavanya Ramanan

“Professor Severus Snape: There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few...
[stares at Draco Malfoy]
Professor Severus Snape: Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.
[notices Harry scribbling on his paper]
Professor Severus Snape: Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts in possession of abilities so formidable that you feel confident enough to not pay attention!
[steps over to Harry]
Professor Severus Snape: Mister Potter. Our new celebrity.”
― J.K.Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

“Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.”
― Bertrand Russell

“But did thee feel the earth move?”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.”
― Albert Einstein