Posted by Terry Doyle on January 22, 1997 at 08:38:29:
In Reply to: Yes Virginia, there is more Vance Fans posted by Greg Wayman on January 14, 1997 at 21:03:56:
: Cool. Hard to believe, there is other folk who apprieciate "Vanceisms". I propose a game-a memerable quote from a Vance novel wins the big prize.......(The next quote/quiz)
: NOTE: these are from memory and not verbatim-so slack off.
: 1) ****** why do you lie amongst the cheeses?
: 2)....
This from _The Dying Earth_, Guyal of Sfere's father in answer to the question, "Where does beauty vanish when it goes?"
"Beauty is a luster love bestows to guile the eye. Therefore it may be said that only when the brain is without love will the eye look and see no beauty."