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He spent the afternoon alone in the streets.

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Since we are not yet fully comfortable with the idea that people from the next village are as human as ourselves, it is presumptuous in the extreme to...more

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He was cold and tired, but he ignored the cold. Around him stars shone. Some bright, some dim, the most constant things in life. Segundo smiled up at ...more

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It is easy to say that you can adopt the whole human race as your children, but it is not the same as living in a home with a child and shaping all yo...more

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There are rules to everything, even if nobody made them up, even if nobody calls it a game. And if you want things to work out well, it's best to know...more

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Another oral exam, huh?' Peter said.'Shut up, Peter,' said Valentine.'You should relax and enjoy it,' said Peter. 'It could be worse.''I don't know ho...more

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Colonel Graff: We won! That's all that matters.Ender Wiggin: No. The way we win matters.

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No book, however good, can survive a hostile reading.

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We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals...more

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While you're governing the colony and I'm writing political philosophy, They'll never guess that in the darkness of night we sneak into each other's r...more

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The Buggers have finally, finally learned that we humans value each and every individual human life. We don’t throw our forces away because every sold...more

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Madness, and then illumination.

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That's what so many people didn't understand about life. The real world is the one within the walls of homes; the outside world, of careers and politi...more

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What we've done is make the categories of science fiction and fantasy larger, freer, and more inclusive than any other genre of contemporary literatur...more

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...You believe that the kind of story you want to tell might be best received by the science fiction and fantasy audience. I hope you're right, becaus...more