"The world is not a rational place."

-- Bette Greene

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“Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, 'What will happen next?' I highly recommend it.”
“To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings. [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.]”
“It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow-men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally.”
“Drugs are available to those who want them. And where are those profits going? Into organized crime, [to criminals] who spend their profits on the destruction of whole societies.”
“It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.”
“The environmentalist's dream is an egalitarian society based on: rejection of economic growth, a smaller population, eating lower on the food chain, consuming a lot less, and sharing a much lower level of resources much more equally.”
“The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because they represent a threat to the security of the human race. These incredibly destructive weapons are an affront to our common humanity, and the tens of billions of dollars that are dedicated to their development and maintenance should be used instead to alleviate human need and suffering”
“I think when I feel I'm at my best is when I'm on stage, and it's my version of jazz because it's just riffing or something.”

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