A Plague of Demons

Quotes

1. Out of the synthesis of opposites, a cancerous growth called Beauty came into being; obscene antisurvival concepts named Loyalty, Courage, Justice were born into the universe.

   Wherever the elemental Purities encountered this monstrous hybrid, a battle of extermination was joined. Good could compromise with Evil, but neither could meet with the half-breed, Art.

   p. 169

2. 

   Yours is not to reason why, eh? I guess you’re lucky at that. It’s not dying that hurts—it’s living.

   p. 134

3. 

   “All right. Let’s begin with the world situation.”

   “I’d prefer a more cheerful subject—like cancer.”

   p. 10

4. 

   “Why do you fight this war?”

   The alien mind howled out its war slogan—as incomprehensible as an astrologer’s jargon.

   p. 164

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