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Starts off superbly as a History lesson. Afghanistan is a place that is endlessly fascinating.
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“If there's another writer, like Ross McDonald or Raymond Chandler, and all they're writing are mysteries, they won't be accepted," he said. "And that's problematic. A lot of so-called literary novels are just not very good. They're not well-written, they're not well-thought-out. They have pyrotechnics of intelligence.
"On the other hand, some of the best writers and speculative ideas are in science-fiction. The science-fiction genre is completely, completely segregated. And these people are writing good stuff. They're writing about where you're going, which means they're talking about where you are.”
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"On the other hand, some of the best writers and speculative ideas are in science-fiction. The science-fiction genre is completely, completely segregated. And these people are writing good stuff. They're writing about where you're going, which means they're talking about where you are.”
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“As long as you live, there's always something waiting; and even if it's bad, and you know it's bad, what can you do? You can't stop living.”
― In Cold Blood
― In Cold Blood
“Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready.
Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?”
― The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?”
― The Maltese Falcon
“I haven't laughed so much over anything since the hogs ate my kid brother.”
― Red Harvest
― Red Harvest
“All progressions from a higher to a lower order are marked by ruins and mystery and a residue of nameless rage.”
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
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