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He had been cheated out of his compensation, on a technicality, by the corrupt officialdom of the spaceways. He’d turned criminal then, and had been as ruthless to society as it had been to him.

— Fredric Brown Gateway to Glory (1950)

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The face of danger is brightest when turned so its features cannot be seen.

The cat didn’t answer, except possibly by not answering.

The Mind Thing (1961)

“Nuts,” said the Martian. “You people got rocks in your heads, that’s what accounts for your superstitions.”

Martians, Go Home (1955)

A lot of my childhood playmates ended up behind bars and I don’t mean as bartenders.

The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (1953)

Her life, except for reading, had been dull—but it had not been in vain.

The Mind Thing (1961)

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All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
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And one man in his time plays many parts.

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One country, one constitution, one destiny.

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Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)

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