Sylvia Nasar Quote
Among the students, the Phantom was often held up as a cautionary figure: Anybody who was too much of a grind or who lacked social graces was warned that he or she was going to wind up like the Phantom.10 Yet if a new student complained that having him around made him feel uncomfortable, he was immediately warned: He was a better mathematician than you’ll ever be!
Sylvia Nasar
Among the students, the Phantom was often held up as a cautionary figure: Anybody who was too much of a grind or who lacked social graces was warned that he or she was going to wind up like the Phantom.10 Yet if a new student complained that having him around made him feel uncomfortable, he was immediately warned: He was a better mathematician than you’ll ever be!
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