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“Well, I miss my wife, you know," I said. "But I also miss the feeling of, I don’t know, comfort. The sense you’re where you’re supposed to be, with someone you’re supposed to be with.”
― Old Man's War
― Old Man's War
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe
― On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable...”
― Prejudices: Third Series
― Prejudices: Third Series
“What is it like when you lose someone you love?" Jane asked.
"You die, too. And you wait around for your body to catch up.”
― Old Man's War
"You die, too. And you wait around for your body to catch up.”
― Old Man's War
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.”
― The Silver Stallion
― The Silver Stallion
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