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Kit received a percentage of every pay packet he clawed in for the crew. On top of that, he had his Landstep winnings and even the pocket change he made renting out his shell as a billboard. People who didn’t understand them said the Hanni were greedy, but what the Hanni really obsessed about was giving their kids the best start in life. Hanni biology meant they didn’t survive to see their offspring. A nest-egg to pay for a good nurse was all they could provide. Kit had considered Rollo the Vulture’s own nurse; no higher honour to a Hanni.
Shards of Earth
Adrian Tchaikovsky
All of reality, which had seemed so robust and enduring, was merely the fevered dream of a dying god. In much the same way, a single-celled creature might see its drop of water as a vast and eternal ocean even as the sun came out of the clouds to dry it up.
The Doors of Eden
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah: if getting upset about something unpleasant is like being bitten by a snake, grasping for what’s pleasant is like grabbing the snake’s tail; sooner or later, it will still bite you.
Buddha's Brain
Rick Hanson
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