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One should never break a sacred law when under the influence of psychoactive substances.

— Emma Newman Planetfall (2015)

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I think that interpreting events as signs from God is a slippery slope.

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The simple truth emerges like a bubble of swamp gas and just as foul.

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Saying it’s a sign from God is an interpretation, not a fact.

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I know enough to never take journalists at their word.

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Once you let someone into the building it’s harder to keep them out of all the rooms.

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