— Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.
Where this quote comes from
Einstein wrote this in his "Autobiographical Notes", published in 1949 at the start of a volume of essays about his work. He recalls being shown a compass by his father at the age of four or five, and being amazed that the needle moved without anything touching it. A second wonder followed at twelve, when he read a small book on Euclidean geometry.
Source: "Autobiographical Notes" (1949)
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