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{{quote|''"If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism; if you copy from many, it's research."''|'''Wilson Mizner'''}}
{{quote|'''Cropper:''' ''"In short, sir, Mrs Ogg seems to believe that writing a book largely involves copying things out of other books and pasting them onto any bits of plain paper she can find, then signing them "G. Ogg" in crayon."''
'''Goatberger:''' ''"You're telling me that Mrs Ogg has simply recycled bits of more than a dozen books?"''
'''Cropper:''' ''"In a word, yes."''
'''Goatberger:''' ''"The cunning old biddy! Then it counts as research and is perfectly OK. Don't worry about it."''|The publishers of ''[[Discworld|Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]''}}
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'''Para Ventura''': Wait... ''The'' Kevyn Andreyasn? Inventor of the teraport?
'''Kevyn''': I see my brilliance has preceded me.
'''Para Ventura''': ''Brilliance?'' Your work was all ''derivative''. You combined Nguyen's research on wormhole properties, threw in some off-the-shelf nanotech, and then got really, really lucky when the whole mess didn't explode in your face.
'''Para Ventura''': [[Oh,_Wait!|Oh, wait...]] It ''did'' explode in your face. You started the first pan-galactic war, and now I hear we're at war with ''Andromeda'' over your Terror-port. <br />
'''Kevyn''': You're certainly a cute kid. Is this what they're teaching in school now? <br />
'''Para Ventura''': You're an arrogant generalist who plagiarized other people's work and made the biggest mess in history. <br />
(beat panel) <br />
'''Kevyn''': (turns back to his work) If I pee far, it's because [[Already Done for You|I stand on the shoulders of giants]].
|''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' April 6, 2008}}
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