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“The music of hope is everywhere, but to hear it, you need to ignore the muddy jangle of life's hassles.”
― Life Song
― Life Song
“There was something that resonated on a deep… spiritual level… about cutting a man in half.”
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
“Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you would be . . . you’re robots. And all your names are that sort of, um . . . codes, technical numbers . . . I need some marker where I can pick you out. Well, well, to you I’ll call . . .,” and Willy pondered for a moment, “Gumball, yes, Gumball! Do you mind?” “No, sir, actually no,” CSE-TR-03 said, agreeing with its new given name. “Ah, that’s wonderful. And then you’re Darwin,” Willy said, accosting the second robot. “Look what a nice name—Darwin! What do you say, eh?” “What can I say, sir? I like it,” CSE-TR-02 agreed too. “Yes, a human name with a past . . . You and Gumball . . . are from the same family, the Methanesons!” “It turns out thus, sir,” Darwin confirmed its family belonging. “And you’re like Larry. You’re Larry. Do you know that?” More addressed the next robot in line. “Yes, sir, just now I learned that,” the third robot said, accepted its name as well.”
― Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
― Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
“What Patriot wrote that shit?”
― The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
― The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
“No man may earn his heart's desire, lest first he brave the smoke and fire”
― The Smoke Jumper
― The Smoke Jumper
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