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Talent’s cheap…historically, one of the cheapest things you can buy. And considering the sheer amount of angst you carry around on your back, you need it. After all, angst from a Talented person is fascinating; angst from a Common Everyday Nobody is just an annoyance.

— Adam-Troy Castro An Alien Darkness (2000)

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Assassination is just diplomacy by other means.

Emissaries From the Dead (2008)

Management’s never been interested in really doing the job, not at any point in human history. Management’s true agenda has always been making things more pleasant for Management.

Emissaries From the Dead (2008)

It occurred to me a long time ago, Mr. Lastogne, that diplomacy has very little to do with making friends.

Emissaries From the Dead (2008)

Middle management has always favored underlings friendly to middle management. It’s corruption, all right, but of a minor and probably unavoidable sort.

Emissaries From the Dead (2008)

Life with too many miracles is just another form of chaos.

A Desperate Decaying Darkness (2000)

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