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L.E. Modesitt Jr.
L.E. Modesitt Jr.

L.E. Modesitt Jr. is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his intricate world-building and deep character development. His works span a variety of themes from political intrigue to magical worlds, and have been well-received by readers worldwide. more

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“At the present moment, here he was in Greece, and one of the dreams of his life was realized. Forty years ago he had caught the fever of Hellenism, and all his life he had felt that could he but visit that land, he would not have lived in vain. But Athens had been dusty, Delphi wet, Thermopylae flat, and he had listened with amazement and cynicism to the rapturous exclamations of his companions. Greece was like England: it was a man who was growing old, and it made no difference whether that man looked at the Thames or the Eurotas. It was his last hope of contradicting that logic of experience, and it was failing.”

DisappointmentDisillusionmentPostponementBelatednessLong Delayed
Book:The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories
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“And in that tenderness I even asked myself why I should save her from the Brute, or warn her against the Brute, or meddle with the matter at all. ‘She is happy,’ said my heart. ‘Whether it’s madness or a god or a monster, or whatever it is, she is happy. You have seen that yourself. She is ten times happier, there in the Mountain, than you could ever make her. Leave her alone. Don’t spoil it. Don’t mar what you’ve learnt you can’t make.”

HappinessLossGriefMadnessDisappointmentDelusionMonsterBrute
Book:Till We Have Faces
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