Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Sci-Fi Wisdom of the Week:

I did it because I hate those who try to alter destiny, which is the unalterable will of God. And - if it is man's destiny, one day, to be dominated - then oh, please God, let him be dominated by such as you..."

-Armando (Ricardo Montalban) in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
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