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...that human hunger birthed the Civ'lize, but human hunger killed it too.

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What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual violence, is the instrument...more

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This, explained the angel, is hell. The people do not love each other. They only want to feed themselves.

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Neither of us had anything to say, or rather we had everything to say, but after all those nights of not saying a word, we suddenly found we had not o...more

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Speak to me about power. What is it?” I do believe I’m being out-Cambridged. “You want me to discuss power? Right here and now?” Her shapely head tilt...more

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This isn’t lust. Lust wants, does the obvious, and pads back into the forest. Love is greedier. Love wants round-the-clock care; protection; rings, vo...more

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Power is lost or won, never created or destroyed. Power is a visitor to, not a possession of, those it empowers. The mad tend to crave it, many of the...more

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...Power is lost or won, never created or destroyed. Power is a visitor to, not a possession of, those it empowers. The mad tend to crave it, many of ...more

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The empowered may serve justice, remodel the Earth, transform lush nations into smoking battlefields, and bring down skyscrapers, but power itself is ...more

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Anna would like you, he thinks, looking into her face. Anna would like you.

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Orito banishes all thoughts of Jacob de Zoet, and recalls Jacob de Zoet.

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We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love.

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Power and moneyLike Pooh Bear and honeyStick fast.

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Here’s the truth: Who is spared love is spared grief.

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I’d always worried but kissing’s not so tricky. Your lips know what to do, just like sea anenomes know what to do. Kissing spins you, like Flying Tea-...more