Zelazny had a way with dialogue that few since have matched, turning what would have been a minor work into major entertainment (for me): "So feathers or lead?" I asked him. "Pardon?" "It is the riddle of the kallikanzaros. Pick one." "Feathers?" "You're wrong." "If I had said 'lead'...?" "Uh-uh. You only have one chance. The correct answer is whatever the kallikanzaros wants it to be. You lose." "That sounds a bit arbitrary." johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." - Jedediah Springfield >From: "Steven Brust" <skzb at dreamcafe.com> >Not sure I can enlighten you, but, for me, when Conrad says, "Feathers or >lead?" made my heart drop and set off my Cool Moment Detectors like nothing >else in literature with the possible exception of M de Beaufort's escape >from Vincennes. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. https://broadband.msn.com