that reminds me strongly of the chinese fable of writing poetry for the foxes...... andy > 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 >