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The whole thing might have been erected by a demented billionaire—which it was, I reflected, since it had been built by the U.S. government.

— Kenn Kaufman Kingbird Highway (1997)

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But I should have known—when the gods seem to smile, they may in fact be laughing.

Kingbird Highway (1997)

They were good-looking, too—not in the plastic Hollywood sense, but with the healthy good looks of active young women who spend time outdoors.

Kingbird Highway (1997)

You had to make the effort to have the luck.

Kingbird Highway (1997)

The spark for a relationship might come for free—a look, a word. But the fuel to keep it going would always be expensive. Money might not buy happiness, but the lack of money could buy endless unhappiness for any two people.

Kingbird Highway (1997)

We were talking about the insulation of human experience. We live enclosed in artificial structures with controlled climates, synthetic food, and purified water. No wonder our glimpses of the real world come as a shock.

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Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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