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Jeff Mach

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Jeff writes a lot of peculiar, often villainous fantasy and science fiction. He speaks about himself in the third person rather a lot. He's mostly a satirist in both his novels and his short work. He writes more F&SF poetry than a healthy person ought. He knows a lot about pickup lines for Dwarves, Hobbits, Elves, and others. ...more

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Jeff Mach Once upon a time, this story ended your life in a horrible way, and you never even GOT to the second sentence.
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The Dwarf and the Pyrite

You’ve heard a lot of complete mistruths about how literal Dwarves are.

For one thing, they’re more flexible than you’d think. If you say, “I’ll buy the next round,” and then you reach into your purse and say, “Damn, I’ve left my money at home!” the average Dwarf will believe you.

Twice.

Then the average Dwarf will nod grimly, place some money on the counter, not look at you ever again, and walk away

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“How often must you be betrayed before you see that others are taking your kindness for weakness, your silence for an inability to speak?”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“They hate being unable to control you.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“First off, contrary to popular belief, I'm as human as you are. One of us should probably be ashamed of that. I'm not entirely sure that it's me.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“It’s a little-known fact, but Unicorns are something like 20% paint, and their horns are stolen exclusively from endangered species.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“Orcs live in caves. Goblins live in shadows. It's the pain of distance versus the pain of proximity.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“And sadly, fairytale kingdoms work poorly. It’s not just that they’re fairytales and thus not terribly real; we’ve seen stranger and more mythical attempts at leadership in our time. The problem is that Fairytales attract Good Faeries, and thus Bad Faeries; Evil Queens; Huntsmen, and, of course, The Grand Vizier. And all of those tend to lead to ruination.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“The person who has never considered “non servium” may have a fatal weakness in the legs. Train yourself to kneel instead of think, and you will not enjoy an opponent who knows how to stand.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

“I didn’t know this was where I’d end up, and if you try to tell me that the hurt, the pain, the personal choices, and the perseverance were all just part of someone else's plan, I'll laugh at you until I can barely breathe.”
Jeff Mach, There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

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