"English is the product of a Saxon warrior……" — H. Beam Piper
"English is the product of a Saxon warrior trying to make a date with an Angle bar-maid, and as such is no more legitimate than any of the other products of that conversation."
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9 Quotes by H. Beam Piper
H. Beam Piper has 9 quotes on this site.
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I like it where it gets dark at night, and if you want noise, you have to make it yourself.
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