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Nomad (Nomad, #1) Nomad by Matthew Mather
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“And what do you believe?” “I have faith in the primacy of action.”
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“And your point is?” “That the end of the world is coming for all of us, one way or the other, our own personal apocalypse will find each and every one of us. But, if you are happy, being where you want, with the people you want, and are at peace—then why go somewhere else when the end comes? That is why the farmers are still tilling their fields.”
Matthew Mather, Nomad
“Most people I know, they’re in a relationship because they can’t stand being alone. It’s a form of co-dependency. I want to be an individual, not half of some compromise.”
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“to be an individual, not half of some compromise”
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“Roger loved his little girl.”
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“ballista”
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“Brutto figlio di puttana bastardo,”
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“Sedna,”
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“To exist is literally amazing—but that same wonder is also burdened with a finite end.”
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“Most people I know, they’re in a relationship because they can’t stand being alone. It’s a form of co-dependency. I want to be an individual, not half of some compromise.” In past relationships,”
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“the supposed Nomad object…” “You see?” Celeste walked over to Jess”
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“To exist is literally amazing—but that same wonder is also burdened with a finite end. There is a self-deception in denying the dark underside of existence, that the question, ‘Why am I here?’ is answered with resounding emptiness.” Jess”
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“A combination of orbiting and ground-based observatories paired with high performance computing installations. “They’re”
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“When the angel Gabriel, at the Pearly Gates, asked Ben what he did with the last hours of his life, he might be answering: I was stuck in traffic.”
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“He saw no cracks in the fabric of existence that demanded a Creator. Not until his existence cracked around him.”
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“Most people I know, they’re in a relationship because they can’t stand being alone. It’s a form of co-dependency. I want to be an individual, not half of some compromise.” In”
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“Hell is no punishment, but a process of freeing the soul. If you are frightened of dying, you’ll see devils tearing your life away when death comes. But, if you’ve made peace, then you’ll see angels freeing you when death comes.” Rubbing”
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“Maybe we should go back, come later.” Ben shook his head. “You said it yourself. We need to do this.” Hot”
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“simulations he’d been running on software called Universe Sandbox. It was a detailed physics simulation of the entire solar system—all the planets, their moons, their rings, even thousands of asteroids and smaller objects. She hit reset, and the dot representing Nomad streaked through the middle of the solar system, scattering the planets and dragging the sun behind it. “Jolly”
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“had killed three people in the past day. What was one more?”
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“temperature here? Usually forty degrees—a hundred and ten in your Fahrenheit—but now it’s cool. Maybe fifteen degrees. But so much water, I’ve never seen so much water…it’s as”
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“Here you go. There are instructions for logging into our imaging network” Dr. Müller gave them a folded sheet of paper along with their laptops and cell phones. He pointed down the hall. “I’ve reserved room 304 for your use.” He looked at Ben and pursed his lips. “Your emails and calls will be monitored. It’s the best I can do.” “Great.”
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“Maybe it’s a false alarm.” The commentators”
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“Jess stuck her bottom lip out. “That’s not what he said to me.” She”
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“Jess?” He appeared and stood on the landing, concern worrying his eyes. “Enzo said you wanted to see me? Are you all right? Is your father good?” “He’s fine. Everyone’s fine.”
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“I don’t think a person can become a true individual being alone. We only become unique and authentic by entering a community of two, by sharing our lives.”
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“When times were good, when he felt healthy and optimistic, there was no need for God. Brought up Protestant, Ben now thought of himself as an atheist. He saw no cracks in the fabric of existence that demanded a Creator. Not until his existence cracked around him.”
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“Looking at the Baron, Enzo smiled at him as well. Soon the Baron would be getting what he needed as well. Soon the pig would pay for his crimes.”
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“These wars were one last chance to enact revenge, one last chance to show God was on their side.”
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“how many of these innocent-looking people had dark thoughts like Jess did, even as she smiled back at them?”
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