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Someday that man will be astonished to discover there’s a whole world marching along outside his buzzing head.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Every religion says war is evil, but one way or another they end up playing along.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
“Zolmec,” said Nazra, “has always taught that the greatest words are ‘I could very well be wrong.’”
The Wine of Violence (1981)
It is far more arrogant to profess intuitive knowledge of the sacred than scientific knowledge of the tangible.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Nature may not be benign, but she is reliable.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Children, being close to the ground, have a special rapport with insects.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
“Everyone here does think as I do,” replied Nefertiti Jones’s double, “and consequently I have no enemies.”
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Tez always had warm feelings about paradoxes. It was the scientist in her.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
The new homeland bulged with the sort of free-for-the-grabbing bounty that invites greed, envy, exploitation, profiteering, and politics.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Let’s just hope that gravity isn’t as heavy as it used to be...
The Wine of Violence (1981)
People found ever more ingenious ways to hate each other.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Forgive me if I’m confusing you with logic.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Father says don’t kill your principles just because the government is paying for the funeral.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Luli turned out to be uncompromising and brilliant. She could prosecute honey before a jury of bears and win.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
“What do you want out of life, Francis Lostwax?”
Francis smiled. “To never hurt anybody again.” His lack of hesitation surprised him. “To feel clean.”
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Francis realized he was afflicted with what his father used to term “an erection of the curiosity organ.”
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Francis’s office did not come with a videophone; at times he was surprised that his office came with a floor.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
“Talo, it would appear that our sons are growing up.”
She tut-tutted in mock solemnity. “And we always said, ‘It can’t happen here.’”
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Sneer, frown, and be miserable, for tomorrow you live.
The Wine of Violence (1981)
Often Burne found himself saying, “I don’t think you would make a very good soldier,” and with grating predictability he heard that he wouldn’t make a very good pacifist.
The Wine of Violence (1981)