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“ Among the many things that made the Professor an excellent teacher was the fact that he wasn't afraid to say 'we don't know.' For the Professor, there was no shame in admitting you didn't have the answer, it was a necessary step toward the truth. It was as important to teach us about the unknown or the unknowable as it was to teach us what had already been safely proven. ”

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Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words family and home without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to examine them, though, the words seem hollow, seem to rattle at my feet like empty cans.

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Math has proven the existence of God, because it is absolute and without contradiction; but the devil must exist as well, because we cannot prove it

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He preferred smart questions to smart answers.

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Soon after I began working for the Professor, I realized that he talked about numbers whenever he was unsure of what to say or do. Numbers were also his way of reaching out to the world. They were safe, a source of comfort.

~ Yōko Ogawa