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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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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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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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The kid is scary.

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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

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Then, as Father had trained him, Rigg thought past his feelings.

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You will soon learn that there ARE no strange stars, no alien skies"- No?"Only skies and stars, in all their varieties. Each one with its own flavour,...more