I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.

Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.

Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.

Honor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.