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“Ooh, yeah, new torture technique. We’ll make him watch nothing but Highlander II and Star Trek V
“Women of bad intent went up there to seek evil men. Evil children were born.”
― Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future
― Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future
“...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.”
― Libriomancer
― Libriomancer
“Innovation can’t happen without accepting the risk that it might fail.”
― Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future
― Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future
“1. Bullying is not okay. Period.
2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.
3. If your sincerely-held religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up.”
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2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.
3. If your sincerely-held religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up.”
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“Any factual errors that remain are entirely the fault of Bob, who snuck into the offices at DAW to try to sabotage my book. I hate that guy.”
― Libriomancer
― Libriomancer
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