Oleg X

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Oleg X is Currently Reading

Oleg X is currently reading

The Martian Contingency (Lady Astronaut Universe, #4)

by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: alternate-history, sci-fi, currently-reading

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Oleg X’s Quotes

“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

tags: entertainment, introvert, tv

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“LEELA: 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.' That is a very stupid question!
THE DOCTOR: It's Shakespeare.
LEELA: And that is a very stupid name. You do not shake a spear, you throw it! Throwspeare, now that is a name.”
― John Dorney, Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Boxset

tags: doctor-who, humor, shakespeare

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“But . . .” Dominic floundered around for a bit before pointing at me accusingly. “You said that there’s weird shit, but it normally turns out to have a rational explanation.”
“It does,” said Beverley. “The explanation is a wizard did it.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer

tags: wizards

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“For one thing, while humans traditionally divided themselves up into lovers and fighters, I considered myself living evidence that that was a false binary, having no skill with either set of tools.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night

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“Well,----me,” he said. “A----ing wizard. I hate----ing wizards!” “You shouldn’t----them, then,” muttered one of his henchmen, effortlessly pronouncing a row of dashes.”
― Terry Pratchett, Mort

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