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“Finally she resorts to the oldest tactic of all, telling the truth.”
Quelle: Mother of Storms (1994), pp. 545-546
“They’re so dedicated to logic and reason that common sense hasn’t got much to do with it.”
A Million Open Doors (1992)
“Justice has a way of not arriving where and when you wish it.”
Part 3, Chapter 2 (p. 203)
A Million Open Doors (1992)
“The way you can tell there’s democracy going on is that nothing gets done.”
Part 2, Chapter 8 (p. 172)
A Million Open Doors (1992)
“When all else fails, admit you’re an idiot.”
Part 2 “Mission to a Cold World”, Chapter 3 (p. 82)
A Million Open Doors (1992)
“The more rules you impose on a creative intelligence, of course, the fewer problems it can solve.”
Short fiction, Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh (2012)