“Yes, a woman makes a fine weapon in capable hands…slim and supple as a sword blade…and a blade to which no man’s armor is completely proof.”

—  Lin Carter

Source: Tower at the Edge of Time (1968), Chapter 9, “Slaves of Chan” (p. 86)

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American fantasy writer, editor, critic 1930–1988

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