Book 11. (1 results) Slave Girl of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 25 | 28 | All View more quotes about must">must be in order; each element must be in place, else the quarrel will not loosen, else the lock will not open". |
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Book 11. (7 results) Slave Girl of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 25 | 25 | She knelt close to Bosk of Port Kar. |
| 25 | 26 | "What does it matter," Samos had asked Iskander, "whether a word is spoken before or after another?" "It may matter much," said Iskander. |
| 25 | 27 | "It is like the mechanism of the crossbow, the key to a lock. |
| 25 | 28 | All must be in order; each element must be in place, else the quarrel will not loosen, else the lock will not open". |
| 25 | 29 | "This seems strange to me," said Samos. |
| 25 | 30 | "It is strange to you because it is unfamiliar to you," said Iskander, "but in itself it is no more strange than the mechanism of the crossbow, the mechanism of the lock. |
| 25 | 31 | What we must do is reconstruct the mechanism, which, in this case is a verbal structure, a dialogue, which will release, or trigger, the salient behavior, the stringing of the beads". |
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She knelt close to Bosk of Port Kar.
"What does it matter," Samos had asked Iskander, "whether a word is spoken before or after another?" "It may matter much," said Iskander.
"It is like the mechanism of the crossbow, the key to a lock.
All must be in order; each element must be in place, else the quarrel will not loosen, else the lock will not open".
"This seems strange to me," said Samos.
"It is strange to you because it is unfamiliar to you," said Iskander, "but in itself it is no more strange than the mechanism of the crossbow, the mechanism of the lock.
What we must do is reconstruct the mechanism, which, in this case is a verbal structure, a dialogue, which will release, or trigger, the salient behavior, the stringing of the beads".
- (Slave Girl of Gor)