And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built in to the very…

Terry Pratchett
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And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built in to the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37), p.312, Random House
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