"Woman," the girl begins once more, "is the vessel of the Unholy Spirit, the source of all deformity, the...the...Ow!"
She winces under another blow.
The Science Practitioner laughs and the whole class follows suit.
"The enemy..." he prompts.
"Oh, yes—the enemy of the race, punished by Belial and calling down punishment on all those who succumb to Belial in her."
There is a long silence.
"Well," says the Practitioner at last, "that's what you are. That's what all vessels are. And now go, go!" he squeals and with sudden fury he strikes at her again and again.
She winces under another blow.
The Science Practitioner laughs and the whole class follows suit.
"The enemy..." he prompts.
"Oh, yes—the enemy of the race, punished by Belial and calling down punishment on all those who succumb to Belial in her."
There is a long silence.
"Well," says the Practitioner at last, "that's what you are. That's what all vessels are. And now go, go!" he squeals and with sudden fury he strikes at her again and again.
— Ape and Essence
Oberyn: We don't hurt little girls in Dorne.
Cersei: Everywhere in the world, they hurt little girls.
Cersei: Everywhere in the world, they hurt little girls.
Goreans have a theory that there are only two sorts of women, slaves and slaves.
—Players of Gor
