The Gods Give No Gifts Without Hooks

Read, Or You Will Be Missing Something Extraordinary.

Experience Suggests It Doesn't Matter So Much How You Got Here, As What You Do After You Arrive.

A True Vor, Miles Told Himself Severely, Does Not Bury His Face In His Liegewoman's Breasts And Cry--even If He Is At A Convenient Height For It.

On The Sixth Day God Saw He Couldn't Do It All, So He Created Engineers

"it Was Suicide, Wasn't It?" "in An Involuntary Sort Of Way," Said Vorob'yev. "these Cetagandan Political Suicides Can Get Awfully Messy, When The Principal Won't Cooperate." "thirty-two Stab Wounds In The Back, Worst Case Of Suicide They Ever Saw?" Murmured Ivan, Clearly Fascinated By The Gossip. "exactly, My Lord."