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What’s the point of history, if it has nothing to say to the present?

— Justina Robson Natural History (2003)

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“So, you’re saying you have no idea what this stuff is.” At last, something that sounded plausible.

Natural History (2003)

I love to live vicariously, in a book or a holo, but I think I can stand one dose of reality before it’s my time.

Natural History (2003)

Gritter thought it was about time the complacent louts at the top of the heap got to have a genuine red-hot poker up the ass.

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On the other hand...why was there always an “other hand”?

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The gun is a consequence of our minds. If we were in love with peace, and had no will to destroy each other, there would be no gun.

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