People couldn't become truly holy, he said, unless they also had the o…

Terry Pratchett
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People couldn't become truly holy, he said, unless they also had the opportunity to be definitively wicked. ✨ Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, p.39, Harper Collins
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People couldn't become truly holy, he said, unless they also had the opportunity to be definitively wicked. ✨ Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, p.39, Harper Collins

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