The more you succeed in making out of yourself, the more bitter a thing it is to have to die. - Robert Silverberg

“This isn’t just consulting work, Haig. It means going into politics.”
“So?”
“What do I need it for?”
“Nobody needs anything except a little food and water now and then. The rest is preferences.”

Morality after the fact, said Eli from the rear, is worse than no morality at all.

The priest had once told Rosita Estancia that her younger brother Charley was a damned soul, and Charley had found out about it. In a way, he was rather flattered.