But at least the first two, this and The Demolished Man , pack in more creativity, imagination, and deep thought than 10-15 typical books. At least they built churches big enough to house a circus. This was a future of fortune and theft, pillage and rapine, culture and vice. . . This was an age of extremes, a fascinating century of freaks. . . But you always have been freaks.
Life is a freak.
That's it hope and glory. I was one of them before I turned tiger. They can all turn uncommon if they're kicked awake like I was.