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R.D. "Bob" Mathison
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‘If the gods had meant for man to survive in free fall, they would have given him a cast iron glottis.’
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“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.”
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“If life transcends death, then I will seek for you there. If not, then there too.”
― Caliban’s War
― Caliban’s War
“You think people was meaner then than they are now? the deputy said.
The old man was looking out at the flooded town. No, he said. I don't. I think people are the same from the day God first made one.”
― Child of God
The old man was looking out at the flooded town. No, he said. I don't. I think people are the same from the day God first made one.”
― Child of God
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