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"Oh, come on. Society was always pretty— wait, you're saying the world's corporate elite are nonsentient?" "God, no. Not nearly. Maybe they're just starting down that road. Like chimpanzees." "Yeah, but sociopaths don't blend in well." ...more

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Brent’s Quotes

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

tags: humor, proverb

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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.”
― William Gibson

tags: future, planning

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“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

tags: humor

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“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato

tags: philosophy

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“Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
― William Goldman, Four Screenplays with Essays: Marathon Man - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - The Princess Bride - Misery

tags: life, pain

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The Sword and Laser — 21665 members — last activity 3 hours, 46 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

Dragons & Jetpacks — 2568 members — last activity 2 hours, 24 min ago
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

Cyberpunk — 1038 members — last activity Mar 14, 2026 02:20PM
A group for fans of all things cyberpunk. Have fun. Make something happen. Authors, please use the 'Marketing, Beta Readers, Reviews' folder to post ...more

The Humour Club — 1646 members — last activity May 15, 2026 03:57PM
A group for readers and writers of humorous fiction.

SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — 3779 members — last activity May 21, 2026 09:41PM
This is for those of us whose preferred format is the ebook ... So, Whether you're a Kindle, Nook, Sony, iPad, Google, or whatever person; come on in ...more

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