“The whole question of morality…” “Is as nothing when one’s stomach rumbles,” said Jhary. - Michael Moorcock

Like so many fanatics, he possessed an appalling streak of timidity and terror which feared all that was not absolutely familiar. As his power increased, he would doubtless attempt to destroy anything that made him anxious.

I felt sorry for him at that moment. He only wanted what every man wanted—freedom from fear, a chance to raise children with a reasonable certainty that they would be allowed to do the same, a chance to look forward to the future without the knowledge that any plans made might be wrecked forever by some sudden act of violence.

Better the myth of happiness," Harlequin murmured, "than the myth of despair.