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1 " Hopeful people are more easily controlled, but the volume must be managed. Too much hope leaves a person emboldened and resistant. Too little leaves them disabled and useless. But just the right amount of hope subjugates them. They cradle it like a dying ember, and they'll do anything to keep the wind from extinguishing it. They'll serve. "
― R.J. Lawrence , The Xactilias Project
2 " You get to take what this world gives you. "
3 " At last, the clock settled in the right place. "
4 " They waited and watched, while the clocks seemed to resist time. "
5 " Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results. "
6 " The door closed and darkness claimed the room. "
7 " He celebrated his solitude with a frown. "
8 " Her eyes flashed seven kinds of hell. "
9 " You have to get angry in the face of bad situations. It's the most effective way to escape the bridles of despair. "
10 " When the people are not enlightened enough to exercise intelligent control, you take it from them, not to command their lives, but to create a safe depository for the ultimate powers. "
11 " Never apologize for correct actions. "
12 " She looked at his face. So old and wrinkled. So beautiful and just right. "
13 " She looked at him, his black, depthless eyes like boiling wells of oil. "
14 " Claire's face looking pretty and serene, as if she were gifted with a madness that left her ignorant of worry. "
15 " It's bad luck not to believe in luck. "
16 " As she gobbled up the miles, big ravines appeared before her, their starving mouths open for the swallow. "
17 " She looked down at the gun, harmless in its quiet. Asleep. "
18 " How much different might this world be if we had someone such as Einstein for even just another 30 years? Instead, "
