Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but …

Terry Pratchett
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Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Mort: (Discworld Novel 4), p.16, Random House
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