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1 " I am no longer a whole number. I carry a decimal now. Each box in my room is just a reminder of my remainder. The problem is, I can’t figure out if I’m less than or more than I was before. I know I’m not the same. "
― Rebekah Crane , The Infinite Pieces of Us
2 " With math, a question doesn’t exist without an answer. It’s a guarantee. If I work on a problem long enough, I will solve it. "
3 " The problem is, I can’t figure out if I’m less than or more than I was before. I know I’m not the same. "
4 " I don’t need forgiveness from God. I need forgiveness from myself. "
5 " Faith and bullshit wear the same clothes. It’s impossible to know which is which. "
6 " I stare at my female fish and wonder why God picked a woman out of wedlock. Why put her through that? Where’s the grace in that? Why must it always be women who carry the burden? If we’re that much better than men, why didn’t Mary have a girl? Why wasn’t it the Daughter of God? "
7 " Turns out, there are problems everywhere. Problems are infinite. "
8 " Truth—the universe is always speaking, but people are too consumed with their own voices to hear her. "
9 " but Color’s more of a dreamer than I am.” Moss dips his chin in the water. “Which means life disappoints her more often. "
10 " And an axiom is truth and truth is an axiom, but everything still remains unproved, which makes things really complicated. "
11 " Pain is inevitable in life,” Color says. “The point isn’t to avoid it. The point is to surround yourself with people who catch you when you fall "
12 " You know what’s odd, Moss?” “What?” I smile. “Every other number. "
13 " trust is handing over a piece of your heart to someone and believing they’ll hold it as delicately as you do. "
14 " Infinity exists in the whole,” Beth says, her arms moving to emphasize each of the words. “You can be infinite and finite at the same time. You’re born and you die. Finite. But there’s a part of you, your soul, that has always existed, so it was never born, and it can never die. Infinite. It’s so freaking mind-blowing. Only God could think of that. "
15 " The whole world is one big container. Everyone’s a hostage. That’s life. "
16 " Sometimes, you just need to dance to shake off the dust. "
17 " Complex Math Problem: How do you solve the messes you can’t see? In other words—Is fitting in just covering up who you really are in hopes that people don’t notice? "
18 " Isn’t it crazy that another country is so close, and yet we can never go there because we’re not allowed? But it’s all land. I mean, men created the border, not nature. Nature doesn’t discriminate. Men do. It’s like we’re boxed in, but we do it to ourselves. We imprison each other with lines and boundaries instead of just letting people be free. "
19 " Some of us prefer to run through life. Some like to walk. "
20 " understand that one plus one equals two, and two is more than one. My math skills far outreach addition. But more doesn’t always equal love. "
