She seems very sincere," Asura told Pieter. "A word with od… - Iain Banks

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She seems very sincere," Asura told Pieter.
"A word with oddly positive connotations," Peter said, nodding. "In my experience those who are most sincere are also the most morally suspect, as well as being incapable of producing or appreciating wit.

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Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.

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