“So you've never had any urge to rule the world, or anything like that?” “What, me?” Vanderdecker said. “No… — Tom Holt
“So you've never had any urge to rule the world, or anything like that?”
“What, me?” Vanderdecker said. “No, I can't say I have. It would be nice to change some things, naturally.”
Jane leaned forward and looked serious. “Such as?”
Vanderdecker considered. “I don't know,” he said, “now you come to mention it. I can't actually think of anything that even remotely matters. You get such a wonderful sense of perspective at my age.”
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