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“Picture postcards never show the bugs,” I told her. “Stinging ants, wasps, fleas, roaches the size of your hand. Postcards never show the heat.”

— Pat Murphy The Falling Woman (1986)

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“Imaginary solutions work quite well, as long as you realize that problems are also imaginary.”

There and Back Again (1999)

“You’ve passed the first test of leadership. You’ve disagreed with me.”

There and Back Again (1999)

“Let it be. These things have a way of becoming clear over time,“ Gyro said. And then he shrugged. “Or not. In the end, it doesn’t really matter does it?”

There and Back Again (1999)

Metaphor is reality once removed.

The Falling Woman (1986)

What do you do when you are falling? Do you reach out and try to grab for support? If you aren’t careful, you will pull others down with you. Unless you are very careful.

The Falling Woman (1986)

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