The lesser evil is also evil.

Of course there were areas of safety; nothing could get at me if I curled up on my father's lap, holding his ear with one thumb tucked into it... All about him was safe.

there is nothing sorer to the spirit than falling below what one's lover thinks of one.

... the fishermen of Port Sonas care only for the two things, fishing and women. And there's some that are no' that keen on the fishing.

does one ever say the same thing in the same way to two different people?

The lesser evil is also evil.

the best committee's a committee of one!