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The good old days always seemed better in distant memory than they had actually been at the time.

— Steve Perry The Vastalimi Gambit (2013)

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Causing the union trouble was easy enough, since unions were almost always paranoid by nature.

The Albino Knife (1991)

Odd how such major changes in a man’s life could come about so quickly, based on such flimsy things as feelings.

The 97th Step (1989)

A man can only stay down so long before he rises or loses everything that he is.

The 97th Step (1989)

Everybody’s got secrets, and some of the worst ones belong to those with the most power.

The Omega Cage (1988)

The end did justify the means sometimes, otherwise nothing would ever be accomplished.

The Machiavelli Interface (1986)

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Man should possess an infinite appetite for life. It should be self-evident to him, all the time, that life is superb, glorious, endlessly rich, infinitely desirable.

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To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die.

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In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important a function as recollecting.

William James The Principles of Psychology (1890)

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