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He had no choice. And that one thing turned Heaven into Hell.

— Steven Barnes Gorgon Child (1989)

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Lesbianism is the ultimate expression of a feminist philosophy.

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Truth could not be spawned in lies and deceit.

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It would have been a terrible thing to die a fool and a liar. Truth, at any cost, is worth the price.

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Hate comes from the past, fear from the future. Pain and pleasure are now, and therefore their own trap.

Street Lethal (1983)

“Chicken?”
“Don’t want my feathers ruffled, it that’s what you mean.”

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