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“Where’s Maggs?” The previous head of HR. Now taken early retirement rather precipitately, probably because she’d seen her own name on the list of potential candidates for the next round of redundancies and decided to jump before being
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“Along with the standard computer warranty agreement which said that if the machine 1) didn't work, 2) didn't do what the expensive advertisements said, 3) electrocuted the immediate neighborhood, 4) and in fact failed entirely to be inside the expensive box when you opened it, this was expressly, absolutely, implicitly and in no event the fault or responsibility of the manufacturer, that the purchaser should consider himself lucky to be allowed to give his money to the manufacturer, and that any attempt to treat what had just been paid for as the purchaser's own property would result in the attentions of serious men with menacing briefcases and very thin watches. Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: 'Learn, guys...”
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”
― State of Fear
― State of Fear
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“I'm sure the makers of Downy would be pleased to know that their product makes even mummified human skin soft and fragrant. ”
― Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
― Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
What's the Name of That Book???
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Hugo & Nebula Awards: Best Novels
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This group is for like-minded people who want to read all of the Hugo and Nebula winners and runners-up. The Hugo Awards are chosen by the fans. The ...more
ORBIT – Otherworldly Reads, Bold Ideas, and Tales. SF & F Short Stories and Novelettes
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