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I love chess, but it's the height of decadence.

— Jennifer Shahade The King's Gambit (2007)

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Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win.

The simul is a great chess illusion. It makes the simul-giver seem like a genius, when really they’re just speaking their language.

Gothamist interview (2006)

I try to finish a simul as quickly as possible and don’t worry if I lose a game or two along the way. It becomes a manic workout.

Gothamist interview (2006)

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

Alexander Pope

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