We’re none of us more than wisps of desire and imagining! W… - Michael Shea

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We’re none of us more than wisps of desire and imagining! What man is not, at the center of his mind, a ghostly wish-to-be haunting the jerry-built habitation of his imperfect acts? Haunting the maze of what-has-been?

Michael Shea

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Michael Shea (July 3, 1946 – February 16, 2014) was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author.

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Freedom! That belabored word! It is a big, empty word, and yet, when some experience reminds us what freedom is, how clear and particular its meaning becomes, how unspeakably sweet, and full!

Present action, though futile, is preferable to passive acceptance of such a fate as awaits us.

And you could see at a glance that Defalk was a simple man who wanted no more than to be brilliantly rich, admired, and unencumbered with work. His face said it so plainly: “I’m an excellent fellow. Isn’t such a life no more than my proper portion?”

We’re none of us more than wisps of desire and imagining! What man is not, at the center of his mind, a ghostly wish-to-be haunting the jerry-built h… - Michael Shea

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