Now why on Earth would you tell him a thing like that?”
"Because it's true.”
Sbrulius laughed. "That, dear Faust, is the single worst argument you could have raised. Many things are true. Few are proper. Fewer still are desirable. (Michael Swanwick)

Now why on Earth would you tell him a thing like that?” "Because it's true.” Sbrulius laughed. "That, dear Faust, is the single worst argument you could have raised. Many things are true. Few are proper. Fewer still are desirable.

Michael Swanwick

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