“They meant no harm, of course; they wanted only that he be like themselves, which was the prerogative of all parents.”

—  Jack Vance , book Night Lamp

Source: Night Lamp (1996), Chapter 5, section 1 (p. 68)

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American mystery and speculative fiction writer 1916–2013

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