It was a shameful thing that she had nothing of which to be ashamed. - Philip José Farmer

"There was a silence for a while. Finally, Sloosh opened his eyes. He said, "I've traced my line of thought. It's rational and analytic. No. I'm not crazy.

Suddenly, he was weeping. The tears were for the good things that had been or might have been, for the bad things that had been but should not have been.

“It’s a nice toy and makes a lot of noise and looks impressive and will kill a man. But it’s wasteful and inefficient.”
“You make it sound like a congressman,” Sam said.