Part 3, Chapter 1 (p. 190)
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There’s just no fight left in her; that’s what happens when you really believe in something, and find out that it was never true.

— John Barnes

What It Means

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John Barnes

About John Barnes

John Barnes (born 1957) is an American science fiction author.