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There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.

Roger Zelazny

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Roger Zelazny
Age: 58 †
Born: 1937
Born: May 13
Died: 1995
Died: June 14
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Euclid
Ohio
Roger Joseph Zelazny
Roger Joseph Christopher Zelazny
Harrison Denmark
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Thing
Civilization
Cities
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Death is mighty, and is no one's friend.
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I know, too, that death is the only god who comes when you call.
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Once a Buddha, always a Buddha.
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