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But no, the friend’s indictment was off target; he simply liked them tall, as long as they didn’t slump down in a forlorn effort to appear shorter. It seemed obvious to him that no woman looked good trying to be something she wasn’t.

— Gregory Benford Artifact (1985)

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Would an alien outsider judge America’s performance by My Lai and Wounded Knee or by Lincoln and Jefferson?

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If you were damned certain you weren’t looking for something, there was a very good chance you wouldn’t see it.

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