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Stephen Sondheim

"Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead."

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"That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier."

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Asa Don Brown

"I held out a lead figurine of Hades-the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter.Nico hesitated. "I don't play that game anymore. It's for kids.""It's got four thousand attack power," I coaxed."Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first."I smiled. "Maybe it's okay to still be a kid once in a while."

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"Hey, pretty book, why don't you lie in my lap awhile?"

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"Kids. They're not tin cans or sheetrock. They're laughing machines. Wind them up and watch them go."

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"I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working."

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Asa Don Brown

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