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“When you say something stupid, gloss over it with superfast talking and maybe no one’ll notice.”
― Rules
― Rules
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“going to have an industrial society you must have places that will look terrible. Other places you set aside—to say, ‘This is the way it was.’ ”
― Assembling California
― Assembling California
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“A schedule defends from chaos and whim. A net for catching days.”
― The Writing Life
― The Writing Life
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“A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.”
― Terminal World
― Terminal World
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