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Invisible Planets: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese SF in Translation

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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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Joy is not ‘the absence of pain,’ intelligence is not ‘the absence of stupidity,’ light is not ‘the absence of darkness,’ an entity is not ‘the absence of a nonentity.’

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“Dream is not what you see in sleep. Dream is something which does not let you sleep.”
― Dr. Joseph K Thomas, India - The Next Superpower: Tame The Dragon, Unleash The Tiger

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“A democracy, indeed a culture, needs some sustaining common mythos. Yet, in a world where “truth” is a variable concept—where any belief can find its adherents—how can a consensus be formed? How can we arrive at the compromises that must underlie the workings of any successful society?”
― Ellen Ullman, Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology

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“Technology is not the driver of change; what drives technology is human desire.”
― Ellen Ullman, Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology

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“But now, without leaving home, from the comfort of your easy chair, you can divorce yourself from the consensus on what constitutes “truth.” Each person can live in a private thought bubble, reading only those websites that reinforce his or her desired beliefs, joining only those online groups that give sustenance when the believer’s courage flags.”
― Ellen Ullman, Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology

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