Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 9 | It is not a matter of saying; it is a matter of seeing. |
| 29 | 10 | And, I fear, for those who are attracted to such things, outcomes are similarly clear in the games of steel. |
| 29 | 11 | Each city has its first swordsman. |
| 29 | 12 | Some, misguided youths or itinerant killers, will venture from city to city, from village to village, to seek out one whose reputation they covet and would own. |
| 29 | 13 | One need only feign insult, and blades leap forth from sheaths. |
| 29 | 14 | So one man can kill another? Is that so important? Is that so precious an accomplishment, a guerdon to be so earnestly sought? Should one not turn one's back on so absurd a game, scorning its madness, and yet few Goreans care being denounced as cowards. |
| 29 | 15 | Perhaps things would be different, but swordsmen have their followers, and followers demand their champions. |
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It is not a matter of saying; it is a matter of seeing.
And, I fear, for those who are attracted to such things, outcomes are similarly clear in the games of steel.
Each city has its first swordsman.
Some, misguided youths or itinerant killers, will venture from city to city, from village to village, to seek out one whose reputation they covet and would own.
One need only feign insult, and blades leap forth from sheaths.
So one man can kill another? Is that so important? Is that so precious an accomplishment, a guerdon to be so earnestly sought? Should one not turn one's back on so absurd a game, scorning its madness, and yet few Goreans care being denounced as cowards.
Perhaps things would be different, but swordsmen have their followers, and followers demand their champions.
- (Quarry of Gor, Chapter )