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« Any group, regardless of the number and homogeneity of the individuals who compose it or the firmness with which they profess a common doctrine, soon split into smaller groups espousing different versions of the same faith; these subgroups in turn arise from subgroups, and so on to the ultimate limit of the single individual, in which, moreover, opposite tendencies will be expressed. »
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Jack Vance
Pao's languages |
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Jack Vance
Pao's languages
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« But we don't know much; we are women. »
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Jack Vance
The Giant Planet |
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Jack Vance
The Giant Planet
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« Didn't the many decisive turning points in the history of civilizations, the great changes that had shaken the foundations of well-established customs, originate from some insignificant incident- a fortuitously skilled man, a transient negligence, a relaxation or a failure of the authorities at the crucial moment? »
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Jack Vance
Pao's languages |
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Jack Vance
Pao's languages
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