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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman Magician by Raymond E. Feist Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett Spin by Robert Charles Wilson Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 1984 by George Orwell The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
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Sam’s Quotes

Joe Haldeman
“And it was making me a little queasy. Doctors don’t seem to realize that most of us are perfectly content not having to visualize ourselves as animated bags of skin filled with obscene glop.”
― Joe Haldeman, The Forever War
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Isaac Asimov
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov
tags: life, science, wisdom
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Magician by Raymond E. Feist
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