Gods prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcende…

Terry Pratchett
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Gods prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcendence but Go Straight To Oblivion; a key to the understanding of all religion is that a god's idea of amusement is Snakes and Ladders with greased rungs. ✨ Wyrd Sisters. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1988.
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