"Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and of musical composition were susceptible of such expression and adaptations, the Engine might com…"

"I believe myself to be a rare combination of the imaginative faculty and the mathematical faculty, which is rare, and therefore valuable."

"The Analytical Engine is not just about numbers; it is about the very nature of thought itself."

"I am a creature of logic and reason, but also of imagination and intuition."

"I am more than ever convinced that the object of the Imagination, as well as of the Reason, is to penetrate into the hidden laws of Nature."