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Chapter 6, “The Sporting Sovran” (p. 90)
The Incorporated Knight (1987)
There must be something. No, nothing. But there must be, if she could only be clever enough to think of it. What, then? How do you know there is anything to think of? There simply must be. But that’s wretched logic; things don’t exist because you wish they did…
Rogue Queen (1951)
“I’ve been looking forward to serious talks with you, O philosopher, but I have been over-busy with my duties.”
“You’ll be frightfully disappointed. I gnaw at people’s basic assumptions, and most folk loathe having their basic assumptions disturbed.”
“I fear no truth, however painful.”
An Elephant for Aristotle (1958)
None of the formulas worked—at that time, anyway. I remember the night when we laid off experimenting to have a couple of drinks, and Cal remarked that it was a damn shame the infernal powers were so slow on the uptake; if one of them appeared, he’d be glad to sell off his soul, which was likely to be lost anyway, whereas he certainly could use some money.
Tales from Gavagan's Bar (1953)
Titled wenches make chancy wives, being full of hoity-toity snobbery. They fancy themselves beings of a superior species by virtue of blue blood, when ’tis well known that most noble houses were founded by successful banditti who frightened some weakling ruler into granting titles.
The Pixilated Peeress (1991)
“Now, cut your arm a little and swear by all your gods that you will adhere faithfully to me and be my friend, helper, and defender, sharing in need and standing fast in danger, until our quest be done or until death part us!”
“If you like; though it’s the man who makes us believe the oath, not the oath the man.”
The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate (1961)
I soon found, however, that most of these parties bored me to tears. These magnates are not really such villains as the poor are wont to think them; their worst fault is dullness. They talk about their games and sports, their children and relatives, their purchases and sales, their aches and pains, and they talk about them over and over.
The Bronze God of Rhodes (1960)