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Shiba often said, he was trying to answer a question that troubled him when the war ended: “Why was I born in a country that waged a stupid war? When did the Japanese become so stupid?”
“It was a gambler's action, but his whole life had probably been made up of gambles; it could hardly be otherwise in the outback.”
― A Town Like Alice
― A Town Like Alice
“Against all evidence, I keep thinking the assholes are outliers.”
― Babylon's Ashes
― Babylon's Ashes
“He wouldn’t miss the planet, but he would miss the people. Just like always.”
― Cibola Burn
― Cibola Burn
“From this, Udinaas surmised, various lessons could be drawn, should one be inclined to draw lessons from multiple acts of stupidity.”
― Midnight Tides
― Midnight Tides
“He pondered long over this, for might not another man, returning to another valley, have found none of these things? Why was it given to one man to have his pain transmuted into gladness? Why was it given to one man to have such an awareness of God?”
― Cry, the Beloved Country
― Cry, the Beloved Country
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