On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 05:02 PM, Steven Brust wrote: > At 01:08 PM 1/23/2003 -0600, Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student) wrote: >> Reading sigs with quotes from Vlad or others books got me thinking >> about >> some of the good "one-liners". Such as, "Can I eat him now, Boss?" or >> "Shut up, Loiosh." One of our favorites is "I've been waiting for >> nothing else for an hour" (frequently used in daily conversation in my >> home now). Another favorite of mine used to be "the pain of >> opportunity >> and the joy of loss" (Savn's thoughts, in _Athyra_) but things changed >> and I now hate that line. (Yes, there is a story there.) >> >> Conversation starter: What's your favorite quote from a Brust book? >> > > Not that my opinion does or ought to pull too much weight, but I find > the idea of this conversation much more entertaining than the, "which > Brust book did you hate" thread that was going a while ago. As do I. I like the beginning or Orca, when Vlad is talking with Kiera (page 7 of the Ace paperback): "I mostly stay away from towns, and you know the forests are filled with bandits of one sort or another." "You've become one?" "No, I rob them." Such awesome banter!