Ogre, Ogre Quotes

“She would have to ride the nightmare in her sleep. Only that would keep it material, or enable her to dematerialize with it.”
― Piers Anthony, Ogre, Ogre

“Yes.” She took a breath. “How can Xanth be prevented from fragmenting entirely, except by interaction and cross-breeding? Smash, I think the very future of Xanth depends on the half-breeds and quarter-breeds, the people like us who share two or more views. In Mundania, no species breeds with another—and look at Mundania! According to my father’s stories—” “Awful,” he agreed. “Mundania has no magic.” “So their species just keep drifting farther apart, making that land more dreary year by year. Xanth is different; Xanth can reunify. Smash, we owe it to Xanth to—”
― Piers Anthony, Ogre, Ogre

“Call it what you will. One of you will stay—or all will stay. The tax will be paid.” And the rocs dropped lower yet. “Poll your number to determine the one.”
― Piers Anthony, Ogre, Ogre

“If he’s lost in gourdland, he’s still lost when he returns there, even if he’s been a long time out of his gourd. He doesn’t know where he’s going because he doesn’t know where he’s been.”
― Piers Anthony, Ogre, Ogre