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The gods, after all, are only human, and once their rage has been placated they are perfectly capable of acts of mercy and grace.
The Man Who Had No Idea (and other stories) (1982)
There was nothing like shared meals, so the experts at IBM claimed, for overcoming one's basic disbelief in the existence of other people.
The Man Who Had No Idea (and other stories) (1982)
He especially liked ads for shampoos and hair coloring. The women in them seemed to regard their hair as independent, capricious entities, whom they must placate and provide with food.
The Man Who Had No Idea (and other stories) (1982)
Marvin Kolodny responded with a boyish grin and offered his hand. An American flag has been tattooed on his right forearm. On a scroll circling the flagpole was the following inscription
The Man Who Had No Idea (and other stories) (1982)
...there, strung out under the cornice of the building, was the motto, which he had never noticed before, of the Federal Communications Agency
The Man Who Had No Idea (and other stories) (1982)