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== [[Literature]] ==
* Played in ''The Subtle Knife'' (part 2 of Phillip Pullman's ''[[His Dark Materials]]''). How to open a door between worlds with the Subtle Knife: transfer your mind to the blade's tip, move the blade around feeling the air around you, and as soon as you perceive a notch, cut.
* Subverted in ''[[
{{quote|'''Miss Tick:''' "Now...if you trust in yourself...and believe in your dreams...and follow your star...you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy"}}
* Deconstructed in ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. It's the philosophy espoused by the looters, who claim to be motivated by love and compassion for others. They hold this to be more important than rational thought, and as a result of their ideals being adopted by much of society, the world's falling apart.
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