On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Philip Hart wrote: #My favorite Brust quote comes from Brokedown Palace, the interlude #before ch.8. I find this interlude to be rhythmically beautiful, #esp. the last few lines (about a growing plant): # # #Sometimes at night it seemed to shimmer in the starlight. #Sometimes it swayed in the wind. #Sometimes it swayed in the stillness. That must be the Tree. -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website