I remember the lightning in the air, and the lovers bidding goodbye to each other in the streets, and I can tell you what I think. We went to war because going to war is fun, because there’s something in the human breast that trills at the thought, although perhaps not the reality, of murdering its fellows in vast numbers. Fighting a war ain’t fun – fighting a war is pretty miserable. But starting a war? Hell, starting a war is better than a night floating on daeva’s honey.

I remember the lightning in the air, and the lovers bidding goodbye to each other in the streets, and I can tell you what I think. We went to war because going to war is fun, because there’s something in the human breast that trills at the thought, although perhaps not the reality, of murdering its fellows in vast numbers. Fighting a war ain’t fun – fighting a war is pretty miserable. But starting a war? Hell, starting a war is better than a night floating on daeva’s honey.

– Daniel Polansky –

Low Town

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