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Bomanz sighed. A man couldn’t get five minutes alone. What the hell did he get married for? Why did any man? You spent the rest of your life doing hard time, doing what other people wanted, not what you wanted.

— Glen Cook The White Rose (1985)

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Folks always believe their own racism is the result of divine inspiration, incontestably valid.

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I’ve always known people for whom a goal was everything, who never thought nothing about the consequences of the goal achieved.

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Time is the enemy whose patience can’t be exhausted.

Dreams of Steel (1990)

Never underestimate the power of human ingratitude.

Shadow Games (1989)

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