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“It’s so much easier for people to get excited about disliking something than agreeing to like it. The circle jerk of mockery and self-congratulation was so intense I didn’t even notice I was at its center. It was so easy to get people to follow me, and in the end, that’s what I wanted.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“Nothing makes you feel more naked than someone identifying a desire you never knew you possessed.”
― The Serpent King
― The Serpent King
“Just move toward the back wall. There's less fire there."
"My new favorite kind of fire.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
"My new favorite kind of fire.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“Did you see a large robotic hand run by here just now?" I said, having caught enough of my breath to speak.
"Hmm?" he said, as if he were just realizing we were talking to him. "Ah. Yes, it just went inside."
"What?"
"Well, it walked up and looked around as if it wanted to go inside, so I let it inside. It had not strictly obeyed the dress code, but while the rules are both specific and comprehensive, I thought it made sense to allow an exception in the case of an autonomous hand.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
"Hmm?" he said, as if he were just realizing we were talking to him. "Ah. Yes, it just went inside."
"What?"
"Well, it walked up and looked around as if it wanted to go inside, so I let it inside. It had not strictly obeyed the dress code, but while the rules are both specific and comprehensive, I thought it made sense to allow an exception in the case of an autonomous hand.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“How is it every time we're talking about the real world, you manage to bring up fantasy, and every time we're talking about fantasy, you manage to bring up the real world?
Travis shrugged. "My fantasies are more interesting than the real world and machines and tools are more interesting than you guys' fantasies.”
― The Serpent King
Travis shrugged. "My fantasies are more interesting than the real world and machines and tools are more interesting than you guys' fantasies.”
― The Serpent King
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Biography, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, mythology, high-fantasy, dark-fantasy, urban-fantasy, foodie, food-writing, gastronomy, cult-classics, modern-classics, classic-literature, punk, rock-n-roll, musicians, young-adult-paranormal, and young-adult-contemporary
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