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This is serious, and you gotta keep your mind open in case an idea comes along—you want there to be some room for it to fit in.
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Chapter 5 “Crystal Ball” (p. 98)

 

Orson Scott Card

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Okay I gotta go
Maybe I don't want to know
There's too much truth in this room.

 

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