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You do comprehend, do you not, that symbolically is not the same as fillingly?
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)
I attempted to explain and he attempted to understand, but the truth fell somewhere between us.
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)
We must draw the line somewhere. Observance of good form is necessary to the orderly completion of lessons. Orderly completion of lessons leads to the orderly growth of society.
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)
Fortunately, he was the sort of person who, when he demanded an explanation, listened to it.
The Healer's War (1988)
William gave me a look that said it was too bad I was brain-damaged.
The Healer's War (1988)
While it was not bloodthirsty—for human blood anyway—it didn’t discourage bloodthirsty practices: its attitude was aloof, as befitted its station, the god who couldn’t be bothered with the petty problems of its worshipers.
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)
Mrs. Jenkins, who had disappeared to “freshen up,” at last made her grand entrance. She swept onto the patio like a cross between a parrot and a wedding cake.
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)
When the ambush came, he was the one who knocked me down and threw himself on top of me, taking my share of the bullets and frags. Dying, his body twitched on top of me, and I hesitate to say it, but it was as if he were making love to me. And I guess he was, at that.
The Healer's War (1988)
Here we were about to be sacrificed to something ancient and alien that looked like a giant lizard and had the zealousness of a Jesuit missionary and the scruples of a railway company lawyer. That beast was not going to be happy when it learned that its so-called advanced knowledge was outdated by several thousand years.
The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas (1986)