A planet could take pretty good care of itself, he thought, if people would only leave it alone. - H. Beam Piper

Young man,the conversation was between Lord Trask and myself. And when someone says something you don't understand ,don't tell him he's crazy. Ask him what he means. What DO you mean Lord Trask?

Bad luck!" Brannad Klav snorted. "That's the standing excuse of every incompetent!

I’ve always wondered whether the theory of the divine right of kings was invented by the kings, to establish their authority over the people, or by the priests, to establish their authority over the kings. It works about as well one way as the other.