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« - I have too many responsibilities. Among other things, bring that girl back to Cath. "Well! You're a victim of your sentimentalism. It can only get you into trouble. She's proud and cocky. Give her up! - If she wasn't proud of herself, I'd suspect her of being an idiot! exclaimed Reith with gusto. »
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Jack Vance
Tschai Cycle, Volume 1: The Chasch |
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Jack Vance
Tschai Cycle, Volume 1: The Chasch
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« The priests were protected from all forms of coercion. Those whom Joaz knew - fire, sword, thirst, mutilation - were for them mere inconveniences; they ignored it, as if they did not exist. Their personal world was the only world of reality. To conform or react to the affairs of the Perfect Men humiliated them. They could only act by being perfectly passive and totally sincere. »
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Jack Vance
The Dragon Masters and Other Adventures |
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Jack Vance
The Dragon Masters and Other Adventures
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« Note this: I drink wine, when I'm not even sure I live long enough to get drunk. Do you think it discourages me? No! I reject the future; I drink now, I will get drunk as the circumstances dictate. »
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Jack Vance
Cugel the Astute |
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Jack Vance
Cugel the Astute
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