Christopher Stasheff

Christopher Stasheff (15 January 1944 – 10 June 2018) was an American science fiction and fantasy author.

The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969)

 * There are only two sections, and no chapter divisions in the book. No page numbers, as all quotes are from the e-book edition published by PhoenixPick ISBN 978-1-60450-486-6


 * But revolutionaries are always out of place when the revolution is over, and are likely to prove an embarrassing factor to the police forces of the new government.
 * Section 1, Location 233


 * Democracy, the only practical compromise between totalitarianism and anarchy.
 * Location 242


 * “Rod, you are jumping to conclusions.” “No, just coming up with a brilliant flash of insight.”
 * Location 388


 * The important thing about a revolution is that it begin; you can always take control of it later.
 * Section 2, Location 3366


 * “We shall win, for the honor of Plantagenet or Gramarye, or die nobly.” “I have yet,” Rod said tightly, “to see a noble death in battle. They’re all just a little on the messy side.”
 * Location 4664


 * “You can judge a god, an ideal, by the people who worship it, Tom.”
 * Location 5183


 * The moment of silence stretched out as thin as the content of a congressman’s speech.
 * Location 5205


 * “Don’t die for…a dream…”
 * Location 6101 (ellipses as in the book)