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 VanceA reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment.
Jack VanceI suspect that the word (art) was invented by second-rate intelligences to describe the incomprehensible activities of their betters.
Jack Vance