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The Face (Demon Princes, #4) QUOTES

The Face (Demon Princes, #4) QUOTES

1 " If religions are diseases of the human psyche, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts, then religious wars must be reckoned the resultant sores and cankers infecting the aggregate corpus of the human race. Of all wars, these are the most detestable, since they are waged for no tangible gain, but only to impose a set of arbitrary credos upon another's mind. "

― Jack Vance , The Face (Demon Princes, #4)

2 " If religions are diseases of the human psyche, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts, then religious wars must be reckoned the resultant sores and cankers infecting the aggregate corpus of the human race. Of all wars, these are the most detestable, since they are waged for no tangible gain, but only to impose a set of arbitrary credos upon another’s mind. Few such conflicts can match the First Vegan Wars for grotesque excess. "

― Jack Vance , The Face (Demon Princes, #4)

3 " The woman behind the bar called out: ‘Why do you stand like hypnotized fish? Did you come to drink beer or to eat food?’

‘Be patient,’ said Gersen. ‘We are making our decision.’

The remark annoyed the woman. Her voice took on a coarse edge. “Be patient,’ you say? All night I pour beer for crapulous men; isn’t that patience enough? Come over here, backwards; I’ll put this spigot somewhere amazing, at full gush, and then we’ll discover who calls for patience! "

― Jack Vance , The Face (Demon Princes, #4)

4 " I am a legalist and a financial expert, I admit as much; but my disregard for the law goes no farther. "

― Jack Vance , The Face (Demon Princes, #4)