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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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About Francis Bret Harte

	Francis Bret Harte
	Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1837 - May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. Read More

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If, of all words of tongue and pen, The saddest are, 'It might have been, More sad are these we daily see: It is, but hadnt ought to be! Thiar aint no sense In gittin riled! A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing. Never a tear bedims the eye That time and patience will not dry.

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