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Likes to fight, does he? Sandra said thoughtfully.Oh, yeah. He says there are only two reasons to fight. Which are?Joy and death.Her mother's brows went up. Joy in death?No, no... For joy, to stretch yourself with a friend; or death, to kill as quickly as you can. Nothing in between.

S.M. Stirling

Likes to fight, does he? Sandra said thoughtfully.Oh, yeah. He says there are only two reasons to fight. Which are?Joy and death.Her mother's brows went up. Joy in death?No, no... For joy, to stretch yourself with a friend; or death, to kill as quickly as you can. Nothing in between.

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About S.M. Stirling

Stephen Michael Stirling (born September 30, 1953) is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author who was born in France. Stirling is well known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and his later time travel/alternate history Nantucket series and Emberverse series.