That arithmetic is the basest of all mental activities is proved by the fact that it is the only one that can be accomplished by a machine.

Reasonable and vicious are quite consistent with each other, in fact, only through their union are great and far-reaching crimes possible

I just proved to myself that I can do it and that I'm up there with the best of them.

A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.

Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.

"Can you do addition?" the White Queen asked. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?" "I don't know," said Alice. "I lost count."