““Now here is a treasure, Averroës Commentaries on Aristotle in a tolerable translation from the Arabic by Gerard of Cremona.” He lasciviously stroked the red leather boards, knowing well how his pupil ached for the chance to pore through it. “A liar’s gloss on a liar’s lies. Surely this is a rare criminal.””

— Michael Swanwick , book Jack Faust

Source: Jack Faust (1997), Chapter 1, “Trinity” (p. 7)

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