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The universe comprised strife between forces, and there was no use seeking a benign still center to mirror the unfolding peace of a mother’s love.

— Gregory Feeley The Oxygen Barons (1990)

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You may regard this as an outrage of the spirit, but it is that or die, and I decline to offer you the choice.

The Oxygen Barons (1990)

Data security was a proprietary concern, the obsession of those who saw knowledge as commodity, or who had something to hide.

The Oxygen Barons (1990)

Yasuhiro had studied and thought long about combat, which he knew always deteriorated into chaos whatever the battle plan.

The Oxygen Barons (1990)

You older types are mired in the minds you grew up with, a real handicap in a rapidly changing universe. The future is a game for the young and the hungry—I’m five months old myself, and on the cutting edge.

The Oxygen Barons (1990)

“Altruism can be surprisingly gratifying,” it remarked. “No wonder humans dabble with it.”

The Oxygen Barons (1990)

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Arthur Koestler The Act of Creation (1964)

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