Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 23 | It was said, in the time of troubles, that the home stone had not been lost, and it had not. |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 20 | He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the Caste of Initiates. |
| 1 | 21 | That puzzled Kuurus, for normally men of the Initiates are prominent in such events. |
| 1 | 22 | These men of Ko-ro-ba, he knew, when their city had been destroyed by Priest-Kings, had been scattered to the ends of Gor but, when permitted by Priest-Kings, they had returned to their city to rebuild it, each bearing a stone to add to its walls. |
| 1 | 23 | It was said, in the time of troubles, that the home stone had not been lost, and it had not. |
| 1 | 24 | And even Kuurus, of the Caste of Assassins, knew that a city cannot die while its home stone survives. |
| 1 | 25 | Kuurus, who would think little of men on the whole, yet could not despise such men as these, these of Ko-ro-ba. |
| 1 | 26 | The procession did not chant, nor sing, for this was not a time for such things, nor did it carry boughs of Ka-la-na, nor were the sounds of the sista or tambor heard in the sunlight that morning. |
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He was surprised for, judging from the colors of the garments of those who marched, it contained men of many castes, perhaps all castes of the city, only that he did not see among them the white of the Caste of Initiates.
That puzzled Kuurus, for normally men of the Initiates are prominent in such events.
These men of Ko-ro-ba, he knew, when their city had been destroyed by Priest-Kings, had been scattered to the ends of Gor but, when permitted by Priest-Kings, they had returned to their city to rebuild it, each bearing a stone to add to its walls.
It was said, in the time of troubles, that the home stone had not been lost, and it had not.
And even Kuurus, of the Caste of Assassins, knew that a city cannot die while its home stone survives.
Kuurus, who would think little of men on the whole, yet could not despise such men as these, these of Ko-ro-ba.
The procession did not chant, nor sing, for this was not a time for such things, nor did it carry boughs of Ka-la-na, nor were the sounds of the sista or tambor heard in the sunlight that morning.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 1)