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April 19, 2021 by achrilock

“But flying on Mars was no easy thing, because of the thin atmosphere.”
— Kim Stanley Robinson, ‘Red Mars’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/19/9007/

April 18, 2021 by achrilock

“And those that die because the Demons get out of hand? What good is gold or the promise of gold to them? Anywhere else, it would be plain murder.”

— Scott Lynch,
‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/18/8988/

April 17, 2021 by achrilock

“‘Terrorism,’ said the rental.
‘We prefer not to use that term,’ said Lowbeer, studying her candle flame with something that looked to Netherton to be regret, ‘if only because terror should remain the sole prerogative of the state.’”
— William Gibson, ‘The Peripheral’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/17/8947/

April 16, 2021 by achrilock

“There, inside the game’s two-dimensional universe, life was simple: It’s just you against the machine.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/16/8931/

April 15, 2021 by achrilock

“‘Imperialism,’ said Ash. ‘We’re third-worlding alternate continua. Calling them stubs makes that a bit easier.’”
— William Gibson, ‘The Peripheral’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/15/8894/

April 14, 2021 by achrilock

“We are all waiting for the big wave to wash it all away.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Failed State’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/14/8859/

April 14, 2021 by achrilock

“‘And when I do finally beat you, you won’t be helpless. Think that’ll matter?’”
— James S.A. Corey, ‘Cibola Burn’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/14/8844/

April 13, 2021 by achrilock

“‘The frontier always outpaces the law,’ Holden said.”
— James S.A. Corey, ‘Cibola Burn’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/13/8811/

April 12, 2021 by achrilock

“This political strategy, which bemoans regulation as a ‘burden on business’, promotes the privatisation of public services, seeks further restrictions on workers’ rights, and encourages the rolling back of a whole array of limits placed on corporations, has become known as neoliberalism.”
— David Whyte, ‘Ecocide: Kill the corporation before it kills us’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/12/8783/

April 11, 2021 by achrilock

“Archaide was located in a PvP zone, so I decided to upgrade my gear and wear my Sunday best.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/11/8757/

April 10, 2021 by achrilock

“They add houses made from broken books or rainstorms conjured from glass glitter. They move a figure or a landmark. They escort the tiny sheep from one pasture to another. They reorient the mountains.”
— Erin Morgenstern, ‘The Starless Sea’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/10/8739/

April 9, 2021 by achrilock

“Music moved through the air with a physical presence, each beat a little concussion.”
— James S.A. Corey, ‘Leviathan Wakes’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/04/09/8721/