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"“OH, LOOK!” I roared. “Another impassable chasm, how lovely!”" — Jun 22, 2026 11:48AM
"“OH, LOOK!” I roared. “Another impassable chasm, how lovely!”" — Jun 22, 2026 11:48AM
The robot’s screen yawns to life, and its spider legs extend down from its round silver body until they clink against the floor with the sound of a rat tap-dancing on a tin roof. Sydney strokes her hand over the smooth dome surface, and the
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“Statistically, you've got a better chance of going to Hollywood and becoming a superstar in the movies than you do of becoming a successful writer.”
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“I consider my novels, amongst many other things, to be my political activism. I’m interested in portraying futures where there are more cooperative, altruistic, post-capitalist systems that are working well.”
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“Most people believe that gods exist. Many do not; this does not trouble the gods, who know that if gods, in turn, were to not believe that people exist, people would actually cease to exist. Mortal belief does make gods stronger; it inflates their egos, which is always good for the metabolism.”
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― The Unwaba Revelations
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“The great and terrible thing about humankind is simply this: we will always do what we are capable of.”
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― The Mountain in the Sea
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