Paul Di Filippo Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy. – Paul Di Filippo Blending Quotes Combines Quotes Consensus Quotes Counterfactual Quotes Events Quotes Fantasy Quotes Forces Quotes Goodness Quotes Historical Quotes History Quotes Imaginary Quotes Occult Quotes Personages Quotes Recipe Quotes Resonant Quotes Storytelling Quotes Strong Quotes Wildeyed Quotes Worlds Quotes War has always been a part of science fiction. Even before the birth of SF as a standalone genre in 1926, speculative novels such as ‘The Battle of Dorking’ from 1871 showed how SF’s trademark ‘what if’ scenarios could easily encompass warfare. The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything – or anything – about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying, or hordes of readers and publishers from demanding more of what they previously enjoyed.
Phil Gramm It’s not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to. – Phil Gramm
Daniel Gilbert The data says that with the poor, a little money can buy a lot of happiness. If you’re rich, a lot of money can buy you a little more happiness. But in both cases, money does it. – Daniel Gilbert
Sting Peter Townshend shows us it’s all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock’n’roll. – Sting
Alan Vega We’re just getting better at our trade, man. We know what we’re doing, and the reason why is that we’ve spent 30 years doing it. There’s nothing that can replace that. – Alan Vega
Maeve Binchy I’m pleased to have outsold great writers. But I’m not insane – I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation. – Maeve Binchy
Jeb Hensarling The fate of your paycheck, the fate of your small business should not rest on what side of the bed a Washington bureaucrat wakes up on. – Jeb Hensarling
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