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You are so much smarter than me, aren't you?" "No. I just think things through quicker, that's all." "If that's not a definition of smart, I don't know what is."
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there could well be two alien species out there, both with weapons and technology so far ahead of ours it might as well be magic." "Thank you, Sir Arthur," Ozzie muttered. Nigel grinned at his old friend; he doubted anyone else in the room got the reference."
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Politicians see conspiracies everywhere
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Fanatics," Kandara replied automatically. "I'm no longer surprised by what they do, by the misery and suffering they inflict on others. Ideology is a sick-soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause."
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Besides, she was only a kid, she needed him.
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But then, ephemerality was the summation of most human activities. The trick was to enjoy the time when things were going right.
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I believe I understand, friend Orion," Tochee said. "You are attracted to the young female of your species. Is she one totally fuckable babe?"
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Why do they both refer to your deity while mating?" Tochee inquired as it munched on some rehydrated cabbage. "Is it a request for a blessing?"
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Forty-two." "Excuse me?" I queried. "Old joke," the cardinal admitted. "The number of angels that can actually dance on a pinhead."
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Chain of command was always a nominal concept in the division, you trusted people to do their job right.
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That was the trouble with history, Oscar thought: Once the distance had grown long enough, any event could be seen favorably. The true horror faded with time, and ignorance replaced it.
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Ah, that's the Jaguar-Chevrolet 2251 T-bird, the convertible
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From small foundations of hope, empires can be built.
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Cast aside your numbers and your coarse voice and learn how to sing, sweet Ozzie. Song is the destiny of all who live who love to live.
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You are new to sentience. Your behaviour is still affected by your animal origin.
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Despite Alexandre's considerable height, Dellian could never
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You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly.
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The whole concept of salvation through belief offers strength to those who doubt themselves.
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Mockery; the righteousness of fools everywhere.
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