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Pyramids:

Overview

The fact is that camels are far more intelligent than dolphins. Footnote: Never trust a species that grins all the time. It's up to something.
[p. 203]

You Bastard was thinking: ...Delta squared. Thus, dimensional pressure k will result in a ninety-degree transformation in Chi(16/x/pu)t for a K-bundle of any three invariables. Or four minutes, plus or minus ten seconds...
The camel looked down at the great pads of his feet.
Let speed equal gallop.
[p. 207]

Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.
[p. 212]

'The trouble with my friend here is that he doesn't know the difference between a postulate and a metaphor of human existence. Or a hole in the ground.'
[p. 251, Ibid about Xeno]

'What can I do? I'm only human,' he said aloud.
Someone said, Not all of you.
[p. 292, Teppic's dream]

Chefet, Chefet, thought Dios. Maker of rings, weaver of metal. Now he's out of our heads, and see how his nails grow into claws...
[p. 349]

Everything that was magical was just a way of describing the world in words it couldn't ignore.
[p. 358]

'I knew the two of you would get along like a house on fire.' Screams, flames, people running for safety...
[p. 376, Teppic about Ptraci and Chidder]