When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a note…

Bill Bryson
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When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but genuine surprise. Oh, that's not necessary, he replied . It's so seldom I have one.
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When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but genuine surprise. Oh, that's not necessary, he replied . It's so seldom I have one.

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