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d'un homme qui a perdu tout ce qu'il aimait et qui, depuis, n'est plus tout a fait de ce monde.
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Concepts that had eluded him because they could not be shaped with images and feelings alone, but needed the rich subtlety of abstract language to shape and anchor them with a webbery of symbols.
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Clearly, in this world, you were a fool to count on beneficence from above.
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What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity?
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It was better to imagine a sacrifice being for something.
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Petals floating by, Drift through my woman's hand, As she remembers me.
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Survivalists. Gordon felt a wave of revulsion.
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He tried again, but their sullen, rural obstinacy was impervious to logic.
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A neurosis defends itself by coming up with rationalizations to explain away bizarre behavior.
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You think I'm kidding?" the pilot asked."No, we think you're crazy."
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David Brin |
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From you, my boy, I expect no less than the completely preposterous and utterly calamitous.
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The man talked, but somehow nothing he said seemed to make any sense.
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Some smart moves were little more than nicely padded traps.
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At her station in life, wisdom dictated keeping a low profile.And yet...
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It could be worse. I can't think how right now, but I'm sure it could be worse.
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Loneliness, her arch enemy, never seemed content.
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Piss on the world, or it'll piss on you.
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What hope has any endeavor which is based on hate and fear?
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Wisdom. No match for the troublemaker Curiosity.
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Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as "enlightenment."
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All right," she said. "You've convinced me. Men are good for something, after all."
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In the end, both extremes had more in common with each other than either did with the middle.
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They say survival is Nature's only form of flattery.
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I'd rather be dead than so suspicious I can't trust anybody.
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A dragon's inertia is not shifted by yanking its tail.
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Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.
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Fortunately, there is a famous inverse relation between fanaticism and competence.
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Moralists can always justify going outside the law when it suits their sense of righteous timing.
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Doing some thing you're good at--what else can make you feel more genuinely human?
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Yes, evil thrives on secrecy.
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Your idea of progress doesn't sound like mine.
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He claims to have reasons. And yet, don't all fanatics?
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Indignation is a drug that burns long and hot.
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Secrets are like snowflakes, nowadays--rare and hard to keep for very long.
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It's hard to feel completely hopeless during that special moment when you first catch sight of dawn.
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Did you arrogantly expect that the entire universe was waiting upon man to arrive?
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Ah well. Heaven is a state of mind. I knew that now.
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The Union will awaken. It always has. We always will.
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