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I could not understand why Lord Grendel seemed to address himself to that inert, wire-enclosed cabinet on the stone cube as if it might be a conscious being, or the habitat of a conscious being. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 46, Sentence #81)

"I have a thousand bodies," came from the box, "amongst which I am free to choose". The utterance in Kur seemed tinged with impatience, or anger, but the metallic tones of the translator were judiciously noncommittal. "Ela," said Lord Grendel, "I fear your enemies do not suspect that". I could not understand why Lord Grendel seemed to address himself to that inert, wire-enclosed cabinet on the stone cube as if it might be a conscious being, or the habitat of a conscious being. This seemed terribly odd to me. It was rather as if one, on my former world, were to address himself seriously to a device, say, a radio, rather than utilize it as mere means by which to communicate with the unseen individual, perhaps far away, whose voice was conveyed by means of the contrivance. And why, too, should it, a mere device, merit so apparently fearsome an electronic defense? "How kind you are to shelter a grooming pet," said the box. - (Plunder of Gor)