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“The perishable nature of love is what gives love its profound importance in our lives. If it were endless, if it were on tap, love wouldn't hit us the way it does.”

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Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides is an American novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound portrayal of complex family relationships. His works often explore identity, genetics, and human emotions. more

“I started asking the big questions that I had asked in college, that my compatriots the Greek philosophers had asked, like 'what is a good life?' Socrates famously said that 'The unexamined life is not worth living.' I started asking these questions from the starting point of 'what is success?'”

Said Bigs Life Is College Asking Starting Philosopher Greek Good Life Worth Living Starting Point Big Questions Greek Philosopher Life Is Not Worth Living Unexamined Life

Author:Arianna Huffington

“I had dinner recently with a guy who bragged that he had only gotten four hours of sleep that night. I didn't say it, but I thought to myself 'If you had gotten five, this dinner would have been a lot more interesting'”

Ifs Has Beens Night Guy Hours Sleep Interesting Five Four Dinner

Author:Arianna Huffington

“1 is not prime, by definition. 2 is an unnatural prime, 4 is an unnatural prime, and 6 is an unnatural prime. All other natural primes cannot be unnatural primes.”

Natural Definitions Prime Unnatural

Author:Aristotle

“3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, and 7 is a prime. Why bother with non-prime numbers when the primes can do everything?”

Can Do Numbers Bother Prime Why Bother Prime Numbers

Author:William of Ockham