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Rain was coming down in sheets. I could hear it, on the concrete outside and on the old building above me. It creaked and swayed in the spring thunder...more

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My laboratory,' I said, experimentally, drawing out each syllable. 'Why is it that saying it like that always makes me want to follow it with 'mwoo-ha...more

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Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions to ridiculous probl...more

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You need to know where to go,' Sanya said.'Yes,''And you are going to consult four large pizzas for guidance.''Yes,' I said....'There is, I think, hum...more

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Do you really think you can win?''Yeah. Hell, Ortega is only the third or fourth most disturbing thing I've tangled with today.''But even if you do wi...more

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...The next time I opened my eyes, I was in the morgue.This, all by itself, is enough to really ruin your day.I was lying on the examining table, and ...more

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Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatnessbegins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you

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What the hell kind of Hell was this supposed to be?

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There is no spoon.

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I sometimes give myself excellent advice. Occasionally, I even listen to it.

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Bob, would you be willing to take on Evil Bob?"Bob's eyes darted nervously. "I'd . . . prefer not to. I'd really, really prefer not to. You have no id...more

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Let come the forces of night! We will stand!" "We will get the hell out of here is what we will do," I muttered.

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I know you haven't burned down any buildings in a while," she said, "but if you start feeling the need...

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Home is where, when you go there and tell people to get out, they have to leave.

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Tropical trees had been planted throughout the room, along with bright flowering plants that were busy committing the olfactory floral equivalent of a...more