Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

The arithmetic of algebraic varieties is a testament to the power of abstract thought.

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.

The desert is not just a place; it's a metaphor for the vastness of human solitude.