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Snow Crash
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He uploads it to the CIC database—the Library, formerly the Library of Congress, but no one calls it that anymore. Most people are not entirely clear on what the word “congress” means. And even the word “library” is getting hazy. It used to
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“I was amused to note that even vampires obeyed the unwritten rules of elevator etiquette.”
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“...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.”
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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.”
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“I have seen John Scalzi's pose-off picture. There are no words. There is only inarticulate whimpering.”
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“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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Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy"
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