Haven't you ever heard of morale-building?” Khouri had asked. "Heard of it,” Volyova said. "Don't happen to agree with it. Would you rather be happy and dead, or scared and alive? (Alastair Reynolds)

Haven't you ever heard of morale-building?” Khouri had asked. "Heard of it,” Volyova said. "Don't happen to agree with it. Would you rather be happy and dead, or scared and alive?

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