I spend all my time reading futures that will never be and pasts that never were. Occasionally I branch out into presents that aren't.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
On Seeing Things As They Really Are
“Gods, what an easy life the Guild-beggars have,” the other niche-guard observed to his mate. “What slack discipline and low standards of skill! Perfect, my sacred butt! You’d think a child could see through those disguises.”
“Doubtless some children do,” his mate retorted. “But their dear mothers and fathers only drop a tear and a coin or give a kick. Grown folk go blind, lost in their toil and dreams, unless they have a profession such as thieving which keeps them mindful of things as they really are.”
From Fritz Leiber, I’ll Met in Lankhmar
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