What is peace? Balance three iron skewers tip to tip, one upon the other; at the summit, emplace and egg, so that it too poises static in mid-air, and there you have the condition of peace in this world of men.
Jack VanceWell, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
Jack VanceA man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain....The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.
Jack Vance