“You know,” he said unhappily, “I never did like you much. You were always too ambitious, always scheming and plotting.” “Why should I deny it?” she … - Mike Resnick

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“You know,” he said unhappily, “I never did like you much. You were always too ambitious, always scheming and plotting.”
“Why should I deny it?” she said calmly. “I’ll only add that it’s people like you who made it easy.”
“What’ll you do when you finally get to the top, and there are no more bodies to climb over?”
“Mostly, I’ll enjoy it,” she replied.

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About Mike Resnick

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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Birth Name: Michael Diamond Resnick

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