“Anything can be said and, in consequence, written about anything.”
Source: Real Presences (1989), II: The Broken Contract, Ch. 1 (p. 53).
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“Isn’t there anything you can do about the predator?”
Carmody asked.
“Nothing. Nor would I if I could. Predation is a necessary circumstance. Even the Gods are eventually eaten by Fate. You will not be an exception to the universal rule.”
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on anything with 'welcome'
written on it.”
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