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Alain left the cell, left Police Headquarters and stood for a long time by a splashing fountain, staring into the clear water and watching the dartin… - Michael Moorcock
" "Alain left the cell, left Police Headquarters and stood for a long time by a splashing fountain, staring into the clear water and watching the darting goldfish swimming in the narrow confines of the pool. Did they understand just how narrow their little universe was? he wondered. They seemed happy enough, if fish could be happy. But if they weren’t happy, he reflected, neither were they sad. They had no tradition but instinct, no ritual but the quest for food and a mate. He didn’t envy them much.
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About Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is a prolific British writer and editor, long known for his SF and fantasy works and now also for literary novels.
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Pen Names:
Bill Barclay
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William Ewert Barclay
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Michael Barrington
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Edward P. Bradbury
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James Colvin
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Warwick Colvin, Jr.
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Philip James
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Desmond Reid
Birth Name:
Michael John Moorcock
Alternative Names:
Hank Janson
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It’s in the nature of a good despot to say anything that will convince someone to do as he wishes. Only when he does not need them does he really say what he thinks. And by that time, of course, because he has no need of them, they are usually as good as dead. The secret of becoming a successful tyrant lies in an early ability to be all things to all people.
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