A Comic Little Figure
Lys La Rue: I realize as never before how cheap and valueless a thing is life. Life seems a joke, a cruel, grim joke. You are a laughable incident or a terrifying one as you happen to be less powerful or more powerful than some other form of life which crosses your path; but as a rule you are of no moment whatsoever to anything but yourself. You are a comic little figure, hopping from the cradle to the grave.
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Context: Lys, depressed by the savagery of Caprona, talks with Tyler on deck at night.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Chapter 6