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Quotes from The Dragon Masters — Jack Vance

1916–2013 United States

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If there were no such creatures as minstrel-maidens, it would be necessary to invent them.

The Dragon Masters (1962)

Since we are not permitted to act, we are obliged to know.

The Dragon Masters (1962)

How to know, oh how to know! All is relative ease and facility in orthodoxy, yet how can it be denied that good is in itself undeniable? Absolutes are the most uncertain of all formulations, while the uncertainties are the most real...

The Dragon Masters (1962)

“It seems that you are wrong, that you are guided by faith indeed.”
The Demie fell silent. His face seemed to stiffen.
“Are these not facts?” asked Joaz. “How do you reconcile them with your faith?
The Demie said mildly, “Facts can never be reconciled with faith.”

The Dragon Masters (1962)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack Vance (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.