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“But to praise despair is to condemn delight, to embrace violence is to lose hold of everything else.”
― The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
― The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
“Some demons could not be soothed by any lullaby.”
― Raybearer
― Raybearer
“And the more I learn, the farther I feel. I don’t know where home is anymore.”
― Raybearer
― Raybearer
“The mathematical order is beautiful precisely because it has no effect on the real world. Life isn't going to be easier, nor is anyone going to make a fortune, just because they know something about prime numbers. Of course, lots of mathematical discoveries have practical applications, no matter how esoteric they may seem. Research on ellipses made it possible to determine the orbits of the planets, and Einstein used non-Euclidean geometry to describe the form of the universe. Even prime numbers were used during the war to create codes—to cite a regrettable example. But those things aren't the goal of mathematics. The only goal is to discover the truth.”
― The Housekeeper and the Professor
― The Housekeeper and the Professor
“When something was strange, everyone thought they had the right to come stomping in all over your life to figure out why. I found that arrogant and infuriating, not to mention a pain in the neck. Sometimes I even wanted to hit them with a shovel to shut them up, like I did that time in elementary school. But I recalled how upset my sister had been when I’d casually mentioned this to her before and kept my mouth shut.”
― Convenience Store Woman
― Convenience Store Woman
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