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But then, I suppose, there are ends that might be well served even if there was no practical purpose in doing so. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 13, Sentence #132)

The senses of Goreans seem much alive, even in small things, and they are likely to employ color, sound, and scent even where there is no practical purpose to be served in doing so. But, then, what is a practical purpose? Is the pursuit of beauty, or pleasure, a practical purpose? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But then, I suppose, there are ends that might be well served even if there was no practical purpose in doing so. Why not? One supposes that a scent in a pan of water, the tone of a flute, the color of a simple thing, like that of a spoon handle or the door of a shed, may serve an end that is very real, if not practical. One has no objection. Indeed, one wonders if some things might be demeaned, and less lovely, and less worthy of regard, had they such a purpose. - (Plunder of Gor)