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The notion of friendship, it seems to me, has to do with a reliance and affection between two or more individuals; the notion of Nest Trust, as nearly as I can understand it, is more of a communal notion, a sense of relying on the practices and traditions of an institution, accepting them and living in terms of them. - (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter 10, Sentence #39)

The translator tapes, incidentally, are approximately the same size, but this is no help, since the tapes represent pairings of approximate equivalents, and there are several English morphemes not translatable into the language of Priest-Kings, and, as I learned, morphemes in their language for which no English equivalents exist. One English expression for which no natural "word" in their language exists is, oddly enough, "friendship," and certain of its cognates. There is an expression in their language which translates into English as "Nest Trust," however, and seems to play something of the same role in their thinking. The notion of friendship, it seems to me, has to do with a reliance and affection between two or more individuals; the notion of Nest Trust, as nearly as I can understand it, is more of a communal notion, a sense of relying on the practices and traditions of an institution, accepting them and living in terms of them. I followed the Priest-King for a long time through the passages. For all its size it moved with a delicate, predatory grace. It was perhaps very light for its bulk, or very strong, perhaps both. - (Priest-Kings of Gor)