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Francine Prose
“Cure sometimes, heal frequently, comfort always.”
Francine Prose, Mister Monkey

“Enygma nods as if that is proper police procedure when dealing with imaginary siblings, and again he writes in his notebook.”
Hazell Ward, The Game Is Murder

“I am a phantom trapped in a soulless, mechanical world.”
Baalu Girma, Oromay

Kikuko Tsumura
“Which is more important, I wonder: not to be lonely, or to live the life you've chosen for yourself.”
Kikuko Tsumura, There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

“There are three reasons why this is dangerous. First, incompetent leaders will band together, united by their shared knowledge that they’re unqualified for their posts: ‘I know you, you know me, we cannot advance by merit, so instead let’s scratch each other’s backs.’ But running a country is no game, and incompetence can bring it all to a halt.
Second, this creates a new class of opportunitists, greedy reactionaries. Milovan Djilas predicted this in Yugoslavia. This new class will grant themselves special privileges because of their administrative monopoly.
Third, power always corrupts. We can no longer feel superior to others based on personal wealth, based on our bourgeois lifestyles. The Revolution eliminated those things, but it hasn’t eliminated the desire for them. So what do people do to satisfy their desire for a comfortable life? They do whatever it takes to get the quick promotion, exaggerate their experience, pretend they have the skills. Being rational and honest won’t get you that powerful position. Once they get power, they can abuse it to obtain personal luxuries. The black market thrives that way. Our unfortunate history of corrupt officials is returning, despite the Revolution.”
Baalu Girma, Oromay

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