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One of the troubles with the world is that so few laymen take an interest in science.

— Randall Garrett Lord Darcy (1964)

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To crave power is to be ruled by madness.

Gandalara Cycle (1981)

The plans of men do not necessarily coincide with those of the Universe.

Lord Darcy (1964)

No, I had kept an open mind about reincarnation—in spite of those people, not because of them.

Gandalara Cycle (1981)

In general he doesn’t know any more about magic than an ostrich knows about icebergs.

Lord Darcy (1964)

Miss Thompson may be off her trolley, but the others haven’t even got any tracks.

Brain Twister (1962)

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