Roger Zelazny Quote

Soul, said Jack, turning toward it again, you’ve been listening. Do you have any suggestions? I have only one desire. What is that? To be united with you. To go through life with you, comforting and cautioning, and— Wait a moment, said Jack, raising his hand. What does it require for you to be united with me? Your consent. Jack smiled. He lit a cigarette, his hands trembling slightly. What if I were to withhold my consent? he asked. Then I would become a wanderer. I would follow you at a distance, unable to comfort you and caution you, unable— Great, said Jack. I withhold my consent. Get out of here. Are you joking? That’s a hell of a way to treat a soul. Here I am, waiting to comfort and caution you, and you kick me out. What will people say? ‘There goes Jack’s soul,’ they’ll say, ‘poor thing.