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A Deepness in the Sky (1999)
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There is a deepness in the sky, and it extends forever.
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Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it.
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Technical people don't make good slaves. Without their wholehearted cooperation, things fall apart.
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We're long on high principles and short on simple human understanding.
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Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths.
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One of his greatest talents was empathy; no sadist can aspire to perfection without that diagnostic ability.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
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Born:
October 2, 1944
Died:
March 20, 2024
(aged 79)
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