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Dying was such an elegant way to leave a relationship. No infidelity, no boredom, no long, complicated conversations late into the night. No “She’s still single, I hear.” No running into each other at parties and weddings. No “She’s stacked
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“may die today’ is the realization of death. It is this realization that directly eliminates our laziness of attachment and opens the door to the spiritual path.”
― Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 1: Sutra
― Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 1: Sutra
“The Higgs has nothing whatsoever to do with God. It’s just a really important particle, one that’s worth getting excited about, even if that excitement doesn’t quite rise to the level of religious ecstasy. It’s worth understanding why physicists might be tempted to bestow godlike status on this humble elementary particle, even if it’s actually free of any theological implications whatsoever. (Does anyone really think God plays favorites among the particles?)”
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“As people across the Arab world are all dealing with their politics, revolutions, human rights issues and uprisings, science speaks to all of us equally and we become one. The only two human endeavours that are cross-boundary at this massive scale are art and science.”
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Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyssa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
791 books
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132 friends
2,786 books
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32 friends
928 books
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38 friends
176 books
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35 friends
1,088 books
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114 friends
510 books
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88 friends
38 books
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51 friends
62 books
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18 friends
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