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The Gamesman
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“Of course you’ll lose. You understand that. Everyone always loses.”
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“Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.”
― Tales of the Dying Earth
― Tales of the Dying Earth
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.”
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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
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“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
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“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.”
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