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Some are born crazy,” Amelia said. "Some achieve craziness. We had craziness thrust upon us. (Joe Haldeman)
It was so much more complicated than it had to be, but the changeling had noted that this was true of every human biological function that wasn't involuntary. View quote
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You're actually a soldier,” he said to me, "and you go along with this foolishness?” "I didn't ask to be a soldier. And I can't imagine a peace as foolish as this war we're in. View quote
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Most of human history had been industry versus nature, with industry winning. View quote
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Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there...the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted. View quote
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Reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted. View quote
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You were a Jesuit?” "Franciscan. We run a close second in being pains in the ass. View quote
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We're in jail, Charlie.” I made a gesture that didn't knock anything over. "We can't see the bars because they're over the horizon. View quote
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Fish and chickens were the only animals we'd had aboard in zerogee. Fish can't tell the difference and chickens are too dumb to care. View quote
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But all I have is hearsay, passed on by others of my kind.” "Including this ‘nameless' stuff,” I said. "That's true. And at various times in my life, I've wondered whether it might not be a delusion-some sort of fiction that we share. Like a religion: there's no way you or I could prove that the nameless don't exist. View quote
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