# Why Mathematical Writing Is Beautiful

> The first rule, then, for a good style is that the author should
> have something to say; nay, this is in itself almost all that is
> necessary. Ah, how much it means!
>
> Arthur Schopenhauer, "The Art of Literature"


True writing comes from an inner truth. An author who really has
something to say tries to express the truth via the simplest and
the most direct way.

Mathematical writing comes from an inner truth. The purpose of
mathematical writing is to express the mathematical truths via the
most direct way.

Therefore mathematical writing is the exemplar of true writing.