“And upon those three lies was Elric’s destiny to be built, for it is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.”

Book 3, Chapter 5 “The Pale King’s Mercy” (p. 118)
The Elric Cycle, Elric of Melniboné (1972)

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English writer, editor, critic 1939

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