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"Well, in the early days of humans, the community was our only protection against predators, and against the starvation. We survived because we trusted one another."
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"Let each of us lead a revolution of support in the lives of others."

"We are members of the Church of Christ."

"Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to."

"Only the church can provide people with quality fellowship."

"«Linkeree does what he likes. He likes to be alone and think his own thoughts. No one is hurt by it.» Sara said, «Jason said that we are one people. Linkeree is saying he does not want to be part of us, and if he is not part of us then we are all less than we were.» They were both very wise. It would be so much easier for Kapock if they had only agreed with each other."

"The sisterhood of librarians is a non-profit organisation and our goal is to keep imagination alive, not make money."

"When people say the word "convention," they are usually referring to large gatherings of the employees of companies and corporations who attend a mass assembly, usually in a big hotel somewhere, for the purpose of pretending to learn stuff when they are in fact enjoying a free trip somewhere, time off work, and the opportunity to flirt with strangers, drink, and otherwise indulge themselves. The first major difference between a business convention and a fan-dom convention is that fandom doesn't bother with the pretenses. They're just there to have a good time. The second difference is the dress code- the ensembles at a fan convention tend to be considerably more novel."

"Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire community, as long as that person was doing a good job on the merits, nobody was going to run against him."

"People bond themselves into families and groups for protection, and strangers...strangers are always at risk."
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"My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel."


"I didn't yet know that romantic heroes-famous and not-are usually aimless nomads in disguise."


"Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads."


"I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else."
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