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“I made an effort to speak: “When I came in here…” I said, “… I had a sandwich.” “That was three months ago,” said the doctor. I looked at him. “It’s gone,” he said, gently. I lapsed back into unconsciousness.”
― John Swartzwelder, The Last Detective Alive

“We were in a cell together in a Colonial prison, along with hundreds of other people from 2010. It wasn’t very comfortable. No beds. No chairs. You just had to sit on the floor in your own filth. And my filth, I noticed, was stupendous.”
― John Swartzwelder, The Last Detective Alive

“managed to come up with a plan in just under eight minutes, but after I had examined it from every angle I realized it wasn’t workable in this situation. It required powerful machinery, thousands of experts, a time paradox, a nuclear submarine, a cat, a crowbar, and a birthday cake. And all I had was a mouthful of air and a bad idea. I reluctantly abandoned my plan.”
― John Swartzwelder, The Last Detective Alive