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In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.) Stanisław Marcin Ulam		Friday May 29, 2026
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Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet. Sarah 'Sadie' Delany

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	Sarah 'Sadie' Delany
	(1889-1999) Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, written with sister Bessie Delany (1993) - co-author of this bestselling memoir with sister Bessie (who died at age 106 in 1995).

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Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet.