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> [“The universe, it appeared, had never been kind to Captain Bortrek, conspiring against him in a fashion that Threepio privately considered unlikely given the man's relative unimportance. Knowing what he did about the Alderaan social structure, shipping regulations, the psychology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/the-universe-it-appeared-had-never-been-kind-to-captain-bortrek/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

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## More by Barbara Hambly

> [“The worst thing about knowing that Gary Fairchild had been dead for a month was seeing him every day at work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/the-worst-thing-about-knowing-that-gary-fairchild-had-been-dead-for-a/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [“From them her hands moved on, random as her passing thoughts. She sketched vagrant airs, or snatches of jigs and reels, slowed and touched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/from-them-her-hands-moved-on-random-as-her-passing-thoughts-she/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [You narrow hope when you define it...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/you-narrow-hope-when-you-define-it/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/i-simply-don-t-shine-in-company-mostly-i-prefer-to-retreat-with-a-book/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [“To the pure, all things are pure,” Antryg remarked, in Magister Magus’ best soothsayer voice, “and to the unimaginative, all things are devilish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/to-the-pure-all-things-are-pure-antryg-remarked-in-magister-magus/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [Imagination is what has driven human progress since very early times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/imagination-is-what-has-driven-human-progress-since-very-early-times/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [As Cinderella would probably tell you, even a prince who only recognizes your footwear is preferable to a lifetime of cleaning grates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/as-cinderella-would-probably-tell-you-even-a-prince-who-only/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [“Only a fool wants to go back to the land of childhood . . . Or perhaps it is the longing for the certainties of childhood that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/only-a-fool-wants-to-go-back-to-the-land-of-childhood-or-perhaps-it/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [“ If I don't read page ninety, it won't have happened to them. Black Beauty will still live with all his friends at Birtwick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/if-i-don-t-read-page-ninety-it-won-t-have-happened-to-them-black/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [The question is always the answer, provided you want the answer badly enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/the-question-is-always-the-answer-provided-you-want-the-answer-badly/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [One shouldn't allow oneself to be intimidated by something that can be picked up and tucked under one's arm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/one-shouldn-t-allow-oneself-to-be-intimidated-by-something-that-can/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [You yourself must know how boring gravity is to oneself and everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/you-yourself-must-know-how-boring-gravity-is-to-oneself-and-everyone/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [ “Of course I’m frivolous,” \[Antryg\] replied mildly. “You yourself must know how boring gravity is to oneself and everyone else.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/of-course-i-m-frivolous-antryg-replied-mildly-you-yourself-must-know/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [“Lexington wasn't a great city, like Philadelphia or New York, but around the Courthouse square, and along Main Street and Broadway, brick buildings reared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/lexington-wasn-t-a-great-city-like-philadelphia-or-new-york-but/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

> [God has judged me all my life. But that is God's privilege, my lady. Not yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hambly/god-has-judged-me-all-my-life-but-that-is-god-s-privilege-my-lady-not/)

[Barbara Hambly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hambly/)

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