Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 30 | 36 | "It View more quotes about must">must not be permitted to end its own life before the control web is activated," he said. |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 30 | 33 | The thought of suicide has always horrified me, for life seems precious, and the mortal moments that one has, so brief a glimpse of the vistas of reality, it seems to me should be cherished, even though they might be lived in pain or sorrow. |
| 30 | 34 | But under the circumstances—it seemed that I should perhaps surrender the gift of life, for there are some things more precious than life, and were it not so I think that life itself would not be as precious as it is. |
| 30 | 35 | Kusk, who was a wise Priest-King and perhaps aware of the psychology of humans, turned to Parp. |
| 30 | 36 | "It must not be permitted to end its own life before the control web is activated," he said. |
| 30 | 37 | "Of course not," said Parp. |
| 30 | 38 | My heart sank. |
| 30 | 39 | Parp wheeled the platform on which I lay from the room. |
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The thought of suicide has always horrified me, for life seems precious, and the mortal moments that one has, so brief a glimpse of the vistas of reality, it seems to me should be cherished, even though they might be lived in pain or sorrow.
But under the circumstances—it seemed that I should perhaps surrender the gift of life, for there are some things more precious than life, and were it not so I think that life itself would not be as precious as it is.
Kusk, who was a wise Priest-King and perhaps aware of the psychology of humans, turned to Parp.
"It must not be permitted to end its own life before the control web is activated," he said.
"Of course not," said Parp.
My heart sank.
Parp wheeled the platform on which I lay from the room.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)