"Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all of the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them." (Haddon 12)
I find this quotation very interesting for the simple fact that it ties into life very well. Prime numbers are very similar to real life, and I have never really found a comparison quite like this. You never really know if a prime number is a prime number until you try all possible multiples and realize that there really are none. This is much like life because in life, you never really know anything until you've explored all options, and have made 100 percent certain that you know what's going on. Even then, sometimes you are still wrong in life. Much like prime numbers, there are no rules in life, there just is.
Coincidentally, I can connect this quote to another quote with which I am familiar. The great Slim Shady once said "The truth is you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed." I just connect these two quotes because they are both saying that life really has no rules, and you will never be able to figure life out. If it's been said multiple times, then there has to be some truth to the statements. It is rather depressing knowing that we, as people, will never really truly know anything.
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