> 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." > Yes, that's the set-up. But it's the pay-off that really nailed me.