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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
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And That's When I First Learned About

Terry Pratchett
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.
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