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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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When you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both, it's health. If everything is simply jake, then you're frightened of death. James Patrick Donleavy

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James Patrick Donleavy

James Patrick Donleavy (born April 23, 1926) is an Irish American author, born in New York City to Irish immigrants. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II after which he moved to Ireland where he studied at Trinity College, Dublin and became an Irish citizen.

Donleavy gained critical acclaim with his first novel, The Ginger Man , which is one of the Modern Library 100 best novels.

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When you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both, it's health. If everything is simply jake, then you're frightened of death.

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