I wish we had the technology to fight God on an equal basis. To beard him in his den. To fight back for all of the injustices heaped on humanity. To allow him to alter his smug arrogance or be blown to hell.
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Dan Simmons was a contemporary American science fiction and horror writer. Dan Simmons is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Anger — Managing emotion, frustration, and the fires within
  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation

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