If the fiercest conglomerate monsters had souls, with all that implied, who could condemn them as evil?

The biggest fool is the one who thinks he knows it all.

For our stories are not yet finished, and perhaps will never be.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

Be what you are; it is better that way. --Dolph

Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.

I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.