What use to covet loot, when even stars must die? — Lin Carter

“And how do you feel?” the Prince asked in a smooth voice.

“Better than you look,” Thane grunted.

Chan’s heart knew only greed, but there was within him enough intelligence to wonder before a man who could see all the uselessness of life, and still exult in the possessing of it.

Yes, a woman makes a fine weapon in capable hands...slim and supple as a sword blade...and a blade to which no man’s armor is completely proof.