Don't be sentimental, he chided. Memories aren't enough.
It was fruitless to argue the niceties of that: he was telling her that he was in pain; he didn't want platitudes or metaphysics.
Part Twelve Stalking Paradise, Chapter i A Chapter of Accidents, Section 4 (p. 517) - Weaveworld (1987) - BOOK THREE: OUT OF THE EMPTY QUARTER