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That soup tasted better than the blood of my enemies.
Skyward
Brandon Sanderson
Having an assistant (except for the strictly necessary) removes your soul from the game. Think of the effect of using a handheld translator on your next trip to Mexico in place of acquiring a robust vocabulary in Spanish by contact with locals. Assistance moves you one step away from authenticity.
Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Once under way, warfare and acts of heroism have all the appearance of necessity, but that appearance is but a veil over the often complicated maneuvers by which the antagonists have arranged their conflict with each other.
Finite and Infinite Games
James Carse
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