TITLE: Quote from mathematician-poet
QUESTION [23 upvotes]: I read once a quote by a mathematician (or scientist) who was also a poet and it was something similar to:

As a mathematician I try to make complicated things obvious, as a poet I try to make obvious things complicated, 

but I can't find it online or remember who said it. Does anyone know? Or if you know a similar quote I would really appreciate your help. Thank you

REPLY [2 votes]: Also a quote is attributed to Sofia Kovalevskaya:

It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul.” — Sofia Kovalevskaya 

Also this article Mathematicians and Poets is very intersting.