Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 7 | 40 | It is, incidentally, a beautiful language; it can be as subtle as Greek; as direct as Latin; as expressive as Russian; as rich as English; as forceful as German. |
| 7 | 41 | To the Goreans it is always, simply, The Language, as though there were no others, and those who do not speak it are regarded immediately as barbarians. |
| 7 | 42 | This sweet, fierce, liquid speech is the common bond that tends to hold together the Gorean world. |
| 7 | 43 | It is the common property of the Administrator of Ar, a herdsman beside the Vosk, a peasant from Tor, a scribe from Thentis, a metal worker from Tharna, a physician from Cos, a pirate from Port Kar, a warrior from Ko-ro-ba. |
| 7 | 44 | I found it difficult to remove from my mind the image of the two Chamber Slaves, and that of Vika, perhaps because the plight of these girls touched my heart, perhaps because each, though differently, was beautiful. |
| 7 | 45 | I found myself congratulating myself that I had been taken to the chamber of Vika, for I had thought her the most beautiful. |
| 7 | 46 | Then I wondered if my having been brought to her chamber, and not to that of one of the others had been simply my good fortune. |
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It is, incidentally, a beautiful language; it can be as subtle as Greek; as direct as Latin; as expressive as Russian; as rich as English; as forceful as German.
To the Goreans it is always, simply, The Language, as though there were no others, and those who do not speak it are regarded immediately as barbarians.
This sweet, fierce, liquid speech is the common bond that tends to hold together the Gorean world.
It is the common property of the Administrator of Ar, a herdsman beside the Vosk, a peasant from Tor, a scribe from Thentis, a metal worker from Tharna, a physician from Cos, a pirate from Port Kar, a warrior from Ko-ro-ba.
I found it difficult to remove from my mind the image of the two Chamber Slaves, and that of Vika, perhaps because the plight of these girls touched my heart, perhaps because each, though differently, was beautiful.
I found myself congratulating myself that I had been taken to the chamber of Vika, for I had thought her the most beautiful.
Then I wondered if my having been brought to her chamber, and not to that of one of the others had been simply my good fortune.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )