All I had was my head and my books, and I thought a lot. I learned, because there was no interruption. I had access to myself, to my thinking. (Abraham Pais)

All I had was my head and my books, and I thought a lot. I learned, because there was no interruption. I had access to myself, to my thinking.

Abraham Pais

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