L. Neil Smith (1946) American writer
"Am I the NRA?" collected in Lever Action (2001) and republished online in 2007 http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2007/tle401-20070114-03.html.
“The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.”
— Philip Reeve, book Here Lies Arthur
Source: Here Lies Arthur
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