# Quote — Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris

> If mathematical objects exist independently of human thought what else are they independent of? The universe, I suppose.

- Author: [Cormac McCarthy](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cormac-mccarthy.md)
- Book: [Stella Maris](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cormac-mccarthy/stella-maris.md)
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