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" Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars. "

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Totalitarianism

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To Be Or Not To Be

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" I show up in my writing room at approximately 10 A.M. every morning without fail. Sometimes my muse sees fit to join me there and sometimes she doesn't, but she always knows where I'll be. She doesn't need to go hunting in the taverns or on the beach or drag the boulevard looking for me. "

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