# The nice thing about having a brain is that one can learn by Douglas Hofstadter > "The nice thing about having a brain is that one can learn." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *Le Ton beau de Marot (1997), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Le Ton beau de Marot (1997), excerpt candidate.