And now, Elric had told three lies. The first concerned his cousin Yyrkoon. The second concerned the Black Sword. The third concerned Cymoril. And upon those three lies was Elric's destiny to be built, for it is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.

It is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.

The problems for which I could find no solution in fact had no solution.

What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual profits privatizing it. There was a principle at stake. They had to ensure their friends and not outsiders got the benefit.

Is the prisoner a prisoner because he lives in a cage or because he knows that he lives in a cage?

It's getting late. I must return to my ship or my men will think I've drowned and be celebrating.

What happened to fantasy for me is what also happened to rock and roll. It found a common denominator for making maximum money. As a result, it lost its tensions, its anger, its edginess and turned into one big cup of cocoa.