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“If one doesn’t learn from one’s unhappy experiences,” he wisely observed, “what’s the point of all that suffering?”

— Lin Carter The Wizard of Zao (1978)

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Mere abstention from a life of evil does not constitute a life devoted to good works.

Kesrick (1982)

The past has lost, as it always loses; the future has won, as it always wins.

Time War (1974)

Lux forced grief from his mind, thinking grimly of revenge.

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Love, it seems, has its own arguments which are so potent that cool Reason can seldom, if ever, prevail.

Knowing that you possess a talent is half the battle in mastering it.

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