And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to…

Orson Scott Card
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And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to themselves? ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, p.291, Macmillan
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