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“I suppose, strong as you, you don’t need to be cruel to make people fear you. You can afford to be gentle, and no one will ever forget you are dangerous.”

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Book:The Best of Elizabeth Bear

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Elizabeth Bear is an accomplished American science fiction and fantasy author, born on September 22, 1971. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound humanistic concerns, earning her a dedicated fan base. more

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“Men would be as gods, if they had foreknowledge.”

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“We lived in the Bull Court; a city sealed in a palace, and a life sealed in with death. Yet it is a proud city, and a strong fierce life. A man once in it is of it till he dies. So I, who have gray beginning in my beard, still say "it is", as if the Bull Court stood and I might yet go back to it.”

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“They should remember it everyday, when they look into their smiling faces, and be thankful that their bones are not scattered in a Cretan dungeon." "Oh, of course they should", I hastened to agree. "But you know what people are like..." His brows few together, confused. "What do you mean?" "Well, they forget what could have been and focus only on the irritations of today.”

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“Can you blame me for thinking it better to garner the love of a thousand mortals instead; to hold the adoration of a city instead of one consort's frail, mortal flesh?”

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