“In the end, death came uniformly to all, and all extracted as much satisfaction from their dying as this essentially graceless process could afford.” EndsProcessDyingSatisfaction Book:The Last Castle Source: The Last Castle
“I must cite an intrinsic condition of the universe. We set forth in any direction which seems convenient; each leads to the same place: the end of the universe.” EndsSeemsUniverseConditionsConvenientCiting Book:Rhialto the Marvellous Source: Rhialto the Marvellous
“What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.” MenEndsPainEvilProduceHe ManObedienceEvil ManCoerce Book:Star King Source: Star King
“Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles, patient explanations of the obvious, fleeting allusions to the unthinkable. As a preliminary, the conversationalist must gauge the mood, the intelligence and the verbal facility of the company. To this end, a few words of pedantic exposition often prove invaluable.” FirstsEndsChallengesCompanyConversationProvePatientObviousSentencesMoodDeceptionExplanationSlipsElegantFleetingFacilityOutrageousUnthinkableBrevityFew WordsInvaluableGaugesAllusionSuppleGuilePedanticRebuttal Author:Jack Vance
