Jack Vance - Condition Quotes

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I must cite an intrinsic condition of the universe. We set forth in any direction which seems convenient; each leads to the same place: the end of the universe.

Jack Vance

In measured tones he answered Madouc: Your condition lacks dignity; you bring ridicule upon us all.
Madouc gave a stony shrug. If you do not like what you see, look elsewhere.

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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.

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It was right and proper to exploit the excellences of the moment, but still, when conditions reached an apex, there was nowhere to go but down.

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Claghorn had long insisted that no human condition endured forever, with the corollary that the more complicated such a condition, the greater its susceptibility to change.

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What is peace? Balance three iron skewers tip to tip, one upon the other; at the summit, emplace and egg, so that it too poises static in mid-air, and there you have the condition of peace in this world of men.

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