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Quotes from The Tritonian Ring — L. Sprague de Camp

1907–2000 United States

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5 quotes

I find that verse provides one of the cheapest and most harmless of life’s major pleasures.

The Tritonian Ring (1951)

Before sending my opinions forth across the chasm of surmise, I prefer to wait until they’re provided with a more solid bridge of fact.

The Tritonian Ring (1951)

Certainly their intentions are peaceful, like those of the lion for the lamb. The lion wishes only to be allowed to devour the lamb in peace.

The Tritonian Ring (1951)

In all these fights and flights I have never known that mad joy of battle of which the epics speak. Before the combat I am frightened, during it I am confused, and after it I am weary and disgusted.

The Tritonian Ring (1951)

“You make it sound wonderful, sir. Could I but be sure…”
“Wait to be sure of anything and you will find yourself looking out through the sides of a funerary urn, your quest unaccomplished.”

The Tritonian Ring (1951)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: L. Sprague de Camp (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.