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$\begingroup$ Hopefully it changed your opinion of mathematics for the better! $\endgroup$
– Kevin H. Lin
Commented Dec 7, 2009 at 1:52
$\begingroup$ It did! It seems to have a fair number of critics, but personally, it's what motivated me to start learning mathematics. $\endgroup$
– Jimmy Miller
Commented Dec 14, 2009 at 16:41
$\begingroup$ I read 'A Mathematician's Apology' when I was an undergraduate. If I could have read it earlier, I would have become a number theorist. $\endgroup$
– Sunni
Commented Mar 26, 2010 at 0:55

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