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Mattia thought that he and Alice were like that, twin primes, alone and lost, close but not close enough to really touch each other.

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

People took what they wanted, they clutched at coincidences, the few there were, and made a life from them. . . . Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

How hard can writing be? After all, most of the words are going to be 'and,' 'the,' and 'I,' and 'it,' and so on, and there's a huge number to choose from, so a lot of the work has been done for you.

Snuff

Remember that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!

Tahitian Choreographies: Intermediate to Advanced Level Female Instruction

Children. For all of the times that you miss out on things you'd like to do because of them, there are an equal number of excuses they offer to get out of things you'd like to miss.

The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted

Increase the number of adventures you act on and you’ll lighten the weight of regret.

Postcards and Pearls:Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

Why didn't I ask him for his number, address, e-mail — anything? Why? Because I'm in a sodding war zone, that's why. And I'm a soldier. And this wasn't supposed to happen.

Torn

A triangle has three points, just like the number of horns my ex had (she was 50% more evil than Satan).

This Book Has No Title

In my laboratory, I use science to measure love. Whatever you do, don’t drink out of beaker number two.

This Book Has No Title

If every second of our lives recurs an infinite number of times, we are nailed to eternity as Jesus was nailed to the cross. It is a terrifying prospect.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Number eight of the ten Amazon commandments: never fight an opponent face-to-face if you couldn’t defeat him. Wait and stab him in the back later.

The Vampire's Bride

Your success is directly proportional to the number of lives you have touched for the better.

Vishwasutras: Universal Principles for Living: Inspired by Real-Life Experiences

Individuals reacted in any number of ways to extreme stress and, relatedly, to impending death. A non-negligible percentage of people reacted in a manner which could be summed up by, ‘Screw it, I’m going out in style!

Vertigo

He would know a number of grown women in his life who did not possess even a small portion of the grace his middle sister owned at the age of fourteen.

Wildwood Boys

Every monarch in the world, except the Emperor of China, wears a military uniform, and bestows the greatest rewards on the man who kills the greatest number of his fellow-creatures.

War and Peace

The only differences between a cult and a religion are the numbers of adherents and the degree to which they are marginalized by the rest of society.

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

With this in mind, Ava tells herself to be present and celebrate the holiday instead of wishing it was over. After all, one is given only a certain number of Christmases in one's life.

Winter Street

At this very moment enormous numbers of intelligent men and women of goodwill are trying to build a better world. But problems are born faster than they can be solved.

Walden Two

A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there's no discernible difference. Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?

Watchmen

The self-driving car is coming. And right now, our best supply of organs come from car accidents... Once we have self-driving cars, we can actually reduce the number of accidents, but the next problem then would be organ replacement.

Bre Pettis

If one thing that bothers me about acting, it's that there's no clear-cut number one. The closest you can get is winning an Academy Award, and I'm going to work on that if it takes me the next 50 years. To my peers, it will mean that I'm the best!

Dana Hill