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“But, come to think of it, there was no need to wait. Time travelers don't have to wait for anybody.”

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Lies hold civilization together. If people ever seriously begin telling each other what they really think, there'd be no peace. Good-bye to tact. Good-bye to being polite. Good-bye to showing tolerance for other people's buffooneries. The fact that we claim to admire Truth is probably the biggest lie of all. But that's part of the charade, part of what makes…

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Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.

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“...those whose tastes run to personal power [can] never be trusted to act save in the pursuit of their own ambition.”

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Solitude is only a good idea if you have the right people along to share it.

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Universal deities ... never seem to smile. Not in any culture. What's the point of having omnipotence if you don't enjoy it?

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