I would define 'avarice' as a consequence of the human estate: a condition arising from turbulence and inequality. In none of the paradises, where conditions are no doubt optimum, does 'avarice' exert force. Here, we are men struggling toward perfection and 'avarice' is a station along the way.

Chapter 12, section 1 (p. 545) - Quotations and text from the Lyonesse Trilogy - The Green Pearl (1985)