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"That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door."
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"I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority."

"Depression arises when one uses his power and authority. Whatever authority there is, it is there for giving happiness to others. Authority is to give happiness to others, even to those who are guilty of doing wrong."

"But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes."

"God gave us His spirit, for us to have the power and authority to uproot lawlessness and establish God's righteousness."

"Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort."

"There's nothing like a military man, even out of uniform."

"Oh lord and master. High muckety-muck."
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"I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach."


"An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table."


"When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power."


"The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly."


"I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me."


"I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored."


"I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price."
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