I do not pretend to understand how gears and levers can bring forth co — David D. Levine

"How quickly expectations can change one’s behavior, she thought."

"Wordlessly she gestured downward, to the hidden lower limbs which seemed to hold some unearthly power over men’s minds."

"How absurd, she thought, that the sight of a man’s naked breast should be more objectionable than to see him possibly blown to bits."

"“Gambling is a wretched vice,” Lady Corey replied with a sniff. “A snare for men of weak character.”"

"Poor behavior reflects will upon one’s family and upon one’s station in life. Without family and station, one lacks influence. And without influence, little of consequence can be accomplished."

"“And there you see the risk of automata,” Fox replied. “They are all well and good as amusements, I grant you. But when they are built to perform the work of men, surely this must result in the atrophy of the mental processes they replace.”"