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“...you couldn't ask a person to remain supportive through any crisis. If a man's wife were suddenly afflicted with a mental illness, it would be a sin for him to leave her, but a forgivable one. To stay would mean accepting a different kind of relationship, something not everyone was cut out for...
'Division by Zero”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
'Division by Zero”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
“She, like many, had always thought that mathematics did not derive its meaning from the universe, but rather imposed some meaning onto the universe. Physical”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
― Stories of Your Life and Others
“who you are depends on the sum total of your neurobiology.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
“Don’t always consider all your options. Don’t necessarily go for the outcome that seems best every time. Make a mess on occasion. Travel light. Let things wait. Trust your instincts and don’t think too long. Relax. Toss a coin. Forgive, but don’t forget. To thine own self be true.”
― Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
― Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
“Behavior is the outcome of the battle among internal systems.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
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