“I don't mind if smiles come at my expense, I'm a small price to pay.”
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
“Elegance is a small price to pay for enlightenment, and I was glad to pay it.”
Source: Hainish Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), Chapter 8 “Another Way into Orgoreyn” (p. 118)
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