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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.)

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About Alexander Murray Palmer Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family , and of The Autobiography of Malcolm X , the latter of which he wrote in collaboration with Malcolm X.

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