Any man who has got himself set over others and don't have any responsibility to something bigger than him is a son of a bitch.

Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.

Sidney's never makes a mistake, he said to himself. We know that, too. What else can we depend on?

But,’ she continued, ‘the goddess is too strong. Her will too absolute. The poison that is indifference …and I well know that taste, L’oric. Ask any orphan, no matter how old they are now, and they will tell you the same. We all sucked at that same bitter tit.

Is not the semblance of guilt, however slight the tinge, already a corruption?

It's so warm it's almost friendly. A friendly work of art. I've never thought such a thing in my life. And look at it. It's never sentimental. It's generous, but it's sardonic too. And whenever it's sardonic, a moment later it's generous again.