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It takes a lot out of a man to civilize a world, and it’s self-defeating in the end, because the kind of man who does it doesn’t want to see the results.

— Mike Resnick Paradise (1989)

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Man sells his soul to the devil, he spends the rest of his life trying to stockpile enough money to buy it back.

Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)

The second you attain power, you become what you’ve been fighting against.

Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)

Corruption is like a disease; it tends to spread to everyone who comes into contact with it.

Eros Ascending (1984)

Nobody reaches a position of authority without the ability to be a back-stabbing bastard when the chips are down.

Sideshow (1982)

It’s my observation that God usually favors the side with the best weapons.

Purgatory (1993)

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