ada lovelace

“ That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal; as time will show. ”

“ Owing to some peculiarity in my nervous system, I have a perception of some things, which no one else has; or at least very few, if any... I can throw rays from every quarter of the universe into one vast focus. ”

“ I never am really satisfied that I understand anything; because, understand it well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand about the many connections and relations which occur to me. ”

“ I don't wish to be without my brains, tho' they doubtless interfere with a blind faith which would be very comfortable. ”

“ The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be. ”

“ One essential object is to choose that arrangement which shall tend to reduce to a minimum the time necessary for completing the calculation. ”

“ I can throw rays from every quarter of the universe into one vast focus My course is so clear and obvious that it is delightful to think how straight it is. ”

“ Religion to me is science and science is religion. ”

“ Understand well as I may, my comprehension can only be an infinitesimal fraction of all I want to understand. ”

“ Forget this world and all its troubles and if possible its multitudinous Charlatans - everything in short but the Enchantress of Numbers. ”