What's your secret, Mr. Flint?" asked Jiminy with a smile. … - Mike Resnick

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What's your secret, Mr. Flint?" asked Jiminy with a smile.
"The two greatest aphrodisiacs in the universe," answered Flint easily. "Money and power." He paused. "A hell of a lot of rhinos could've kept their horns if people had just looked at things the way they are, instead of the way they'd like them to be.

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Mike Resnick (March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. Resnick was nominated for 37 Hugo Awards and won five times; he won one Nebula Award from eleven nominations.

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What's your secret, Mr. Flint?" asked Jiminy with a smile. "The two greatest aphrodisiacs in the universe," answered Flint easily. "Money and power."… - Mike Resnick

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