A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain.... The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.


Chapter XVI, section 3 - To Live Forever (1956)

Jack Vance Quotes

A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain.... The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.

A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain.... The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.

A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain.... The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.

A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain.... The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.