For paranoia was Zig's late style: How else but through networks and conspiracies could he fashion a target big enough for his outrage? Richard usually found paranoia uninteresting, insofar as it swept away the incidental, which was the real grist of history.

Garth Risk Hallberg
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This quote is the perfect example of the sense of paranoia that is part of Richard's character. Paranoia can be a destructive force in someone's life, but it can also become a powerful ally. Paranoia can be a way to preserve history for future generations. It can be used to fight against injustice and corruption, rather than simply accepting it as fate. But it can also be used to create history itself.

Source: City On Fire

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