“I learned a great deal,” said Beran. “And then I lost all heart for further learning.” Palafox’s eyes… — Jack Vance
“I learned a great deal,” said Beran. “And then I lost all heart for further learning.”
Palafox’s eyes glinted. “Education is not achieved through the heart—it is a systematization of the mental processes.”
“But I am something other than a mental process,” said Beran. “I am a man. I must reckon with the whole of myself.”
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