  Bekenstein and Mukhanov have put forward the idea that, in a quantum theory
of gravity a black hole should have a discrete mass spectrum with a concomitant
{\it discrete} line emission. We note that a direct consequence of this
intriguing prediction is that, compared with blackbody radiation, black-hole
radiance is {\it less} entropic. We calculate the ratio of entropy emission
rate from a quantum black hole to the rate of black-hole entropy decrease, a
quantity which, according to the generalized second law (GSL) of
thermodynamics, should be larger than unity. Implications of our results for
the GSL, for the value of the fundamental area unit in quantum gravity, and for
the spectrum of massless particles in nature are discussed.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;High Energy Physics - Theory;Quantum Physics