“The mark of the truly civilized is their (truly baffling to the likes of you and me) patience with what truly baffles.”

—  Samuel R. Delany, book Tales of Nevèrÿon

Source: Tales of Nevèrÿon (1979), Chapter 3, “The Tale of Small Sarg” Section 3 (p. 140)

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