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There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive—and getting away with it—is far nobler. Lance boils if you wish, but pricking pretensions is often cleaner and always more fun.

— Greg Bear The White Horse Child (1979)

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The sorrow never dies; it is merely nacred by time.

Heads (1990)

Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten.
It was in the blood, the flesh,
And now it is forever.

Blood Music (1985)

Around her gulps of water, she repeated her prayer, until the monotony and futility silenced her.

Blood Music (1985)

My level of skepticism rose enormously; I’ve always bristled when people ask for, much less demand, trust.

Moving Mars (1993)

Conflict of the sexes is not a disease; it is an unavoidable byproduct like the smoke and water from a fire.

Queen of Angels (1990)

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