My point is this: no outsider can effectively organize a group of experts; they must organize themselves. - Jack Vance

“Anacho, my friend,” said Reith, “you have a great deal to learn. The process will come as an appalling shock to you.”

Dango, Pume, Thwither: down with Visbhume’s breeches; let him hold his backside at the ready.

Shanne said, “You are quiet; are you sad?”
“In a way. Do you know why?”
She put her hand across his mouth. “Never speak of it. What must be, will be. What can never be—can never be.”
Ghyl turned to look at her, trying to divine every last scintilla of her meaning.
“But,” she added in a soft voice, “what can be—can be.”