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1 " It’s hard to sell the official story to people who can see things for themselves. "
― John Scalzi , The Life of the Mind (The End of All Things, #1)
2 " The good news is I peed before going to sleep. "
3 " Anyway, I might have just gone on about porn too long. "
4 " he didn’t exactly have the “programmer” look to him, if you know what I mean. He’d be the programmer’s boss. The one they hated. The one who made them work on holidays. "
5 " Picking you to have your brain plucked out of your body is not my idea of a favor, some part of my brain said. Good point, brain, I thought, ignoring that I was now speaking to myself. "
6 " Not that I expected him to know; he didn’t exactly have the “programmer” look to him, if you know what I mean. He’d be the programmer’s boss. The one they hated. The one who made them work on holidays. "
7 " It’s not exactly surprising that staying sane is useful when trying to hit performance markers. "
8 " I had a feeling that as long as I didn’t admit to murdering adorable kittens in front of children, I was going to get the gig. "
9 " Oh, and maybe I should say what my name is. Just for the record. It’s Rafe. Rafe Daquin. I’m Rafe Daquin, and I’m a brain in a box. Hi. "