“All magic means is a line between knowledge and ignorance,” Ortega re — Jack L. Chalker

"You can’t be a nonconformist if you don’t wear the proper uniform."

"Even the people were bred without imaginations. The imaginative ones were fixed—or gotten rid of. Too dangerous to have a thinker unless he thought the government’s way."

"To tell the truth, the only thing more exhausting than doing something is doing nothing at all."

"He was firmly convinced of his uniqueness in the universe and his general superiority to it, although he was occasionally bothered by the universe’s lack of appreciation."

"“Do you drink ale, stranger?” the aged centaur asked Brazil. “I’ve been known to,” Brazil replied. “What do you make it out of?” “Grains, water, and yeast!” said Yomax, surprised at the question. “What else would you make ale out of?” “I don’t know,” Brazil admitted, “but I’m awfully glad you don’t either.”"

"He had often wondered if there was something deep in the human psyche that insisted on tribalism. People used to fight wars not so much to protect their own life-style but to impose it on others."