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Mori called this plunge ‘the Uncanny Valley,’ the paradoxical point at which a simulation of life becomes so good it’s bad.”
“Burn the witch!” will always be a simpler option than, “Raise a very, very large army, cross the abysmal hells cape, battle an op- posing very, very large army, and try to figure out some way to kill the Dark Lord!” And it’s significantly more efficient to chant, as well.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
“Cake or death?”
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“...when you’re young you think you’ll always be young. Then one day you suddenly wake up and you’re over fifty. And the names in the obituary columns are no longer anonymous old people. They’re your contemporaries and friends.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
“Everyone's life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil.”
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“The Chosen One is often told that failure is not an option. The Dark Lord knows that failure, like hurt and harm, is one not simply an option, but one of many companions. True power seldom comes without risk. Sufficient risk eventually results in harm. If you think you can trap a thousand demons and never have a single one break through your defenses and wreak havoc on your mind for a while—then you’ve likely never summoned any demons at all.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
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