I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I fi…

Jim Butcher
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I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day, I say. But set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.
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I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day, I say. But set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.

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