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"If I sound as if I'm always predicting ominous things, it's because I'm a pragmatist. I use deductive reasoning to generalize, and I suppose this sometimes ends up sounding like unlucky prophecies. You know why? Because reality's just the accumulation of ominous prophecies come to life. You have to only open a newspaper on any given day and weigh the good news versus the bad, and you'll see what I mean."
"Reality may not be what you want it to be, but it is the reality you now must face. You can deny this reality and try to wish it away, or you can accept it and not waste any energy on wanting it to be different."
". . . nobody in particular is to blame, that I can see, for the state in which things are . . ."
"I don't need shoes. I need a night scope. You think they sell night scopes someplace here?"
"A realist is a slave to reality."
"Realism can break a writer's heart."
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"If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to sustaining its sense of pleasure."
"Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi."
"Foras Road has a sordid reputation. Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It is intriguing that a society which is very covert with sexuality should be so straightforward about prostitution."
"The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation."
"At the last moment, the fish and I exchange a troubled glance. The murrel seems to be demanding an explanation. Alas, I am in no position to start justifying the unusual treatment. What comes next is a new experience for both the fish and me."
"Only a man who has his health, a full stomach and wears clean clothes would ever entertain the notion of tracking down the greatest lost city on Earth."
"As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people who have remained true to an ancient code."
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