Quotes from book
The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton

He is a tortured soul. Separated at an early age from two conflicting personalities, Alistair Crompton has decided on a daring scheme to reintegrate himself. But installed in different bodies and despatched to different planets, his two other selves have developed lives of their own: Loomis, who is completely self-indulgent and amoral; and Stack, vicious and impulsive. Both are direct opposites to the original Alistair; and their eventual reunion seems unlikely and highly dangerous...

“Words, in the final analysis, are just about as futile as actions, and much less fun.”
Source: Crompton Divided (1978), Chapter 8 (p. 39)