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Old school Sci Fi, originally published in 1961. Andre Norton writes with the lightest touch, and that is evident here. Unpretentious, fun, unique, and charming are the first adjectives that come to mind. The ending was a bit pat, but the section fro ...more "
Play at a steady pace and don't stop to fix mistakes (don't "stutter"). I find this very hard advice to follow.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret. Drop him out a window, and he'll fall. Set fire to him and he'll burn. Bury him and he'll rot, like other kinds of garbage. The spirit gone, man is garbage. That was Snowden's secret. Ripeness was all.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
“...to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“A screaming comes across the sky.”
― Gravity's Rainbow
― Gravity's Rainbow
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