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Seen through the glow of a building orgasm, a woman seems to blaze with angelic glory.
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The bleeding-heart symbol does not represent any known revolutionary organization. … Yes, the bleeding heart was something else again. A gruesome symbol on a vivarium floor. Fingers that broke without their owner noticing. An ink drawing appearing from nowhere on a dossier cover, like a signature. A signature.
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Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.
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The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
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The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum. The universe is hostile.
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Think before you make the coward's choice. Old age is not for sissies.
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Stories to end all stories on a given topic, don't.
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A thrint was master over every intelligent beast. This was the Powergiver's primal decree, made before he made the stars. So said all of the twelve thrintun religions, though they fought insanely over other matters.
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It is easier to destroy than create.
Bin Laden tore down the World Trade Center? Let's see him build one. If human beings didn't have a strong preference for creation, nothing would get built, ever.
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A ramrobot had been the first to see Mount Lookitthat. Ramrobots had been first visitors to all the settled worlds. The interstellar ramscoop robots, with an unrestricted fuel supply culled from interstellar hydrogen, could travel between stars at speeds approaching that of light.
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There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it.
To prove a point, one may seek out a foolish Socialist, thirteenth century Liberal, Scientologist, High Frontier advocate, Mensa member, science fiction fan, Jim Bakker acolyte, Christian, witch, or fanatical devotee of Special Interest Lib. It doesn't really reflect on the cause itself. Ad hominem argument saves time, but it's still a fallacy.
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Never throw shit at an armed man. Never stand next to someone who is throwing shit at an armed man.
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Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.
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Parlette spoke slowly and evenly. "I am trying to prevent a bloodbath. Is that clear enough for you? I'm trying to prevent a civil war that could kill half the people in this world."
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Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
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Born:
April 30, 1938
(age 85)
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Laurence van Cott Niven known as Larry Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld, which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards.
Known for:
Ringworld (1970)
The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
Protector (1973)
Lucifer's Hammer (1977)
Fleet of Worlds (2007)
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