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Revenge is for dreams...never for reality.

— Alfred Bester The Stars My Destination (1956)

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The man who gives his own decisions priority over society is a criminal.

The Stars My Destination (1956)

Millions for defense, but not one cent for survival.

The Stars My Destination (1956)

We always do what’s natural, only sometimes we shouldn’t do it.

The Stars My Destination (1956)

The mind is the reality. You are what you think.

The Demolished Man (1953)

Yes, no matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we’re always licked by something from the inside. There’s no defense against betrayal, and we all betray ourselves.

The Stars My Destination (1956)

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