Quoting Pratchett

[forsyth]

""You know," he said, turning to Simony, "I know Vorbis is evil. He burned my city. Well the Tsorteans do it sometimes, and we burn theirs. It's just war. It's all part of history. And he lies and cheats and claws power for himself, and lots of people do that, too. But do you know what's special? Do you know what it is?"
"Of course," said Simony, "It's what he's doing to-"
"It's what he's done to you. "
"What?"
"He turns other people into copies of himself."" - Small Gods

""You've come to wage war on Omnia. This would not be a good idea."
"From Omnia's point of view, yes."
"From everyone's. You will probably defeat us. But not all of us. And then what will you do? Leave a garrison? For ever? And eventually a new generation will retaliate. Why you did this won't mean anything to them. You'll be the opressors. They'll fight. They might even win. And there'll be another war. And one day people will say: why didn't they sort it all out, back then? On the beach. Before it all started. Before all those people died. Now we have that chance. Aren't we lucky?"" - Small Gods

"VI. This is Religion, Boy. Not Comparison Bloody Shopping! You Shall Not Subject Your God To Market Forces!" - Small Gods

"What the gods said was heard by each combatant inhis own language, and according to his own understanding. It boiled down to:
I: This is Not a Game.
II: Here and Now, You are Alive." - Small Gods


Three guesses what book I've been reading.

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Comments

[evilcarp.livejournal.com]

That was one of the first Pratchett books I read (The other first book was Mort. sometimes, for complex reasons, I read two books at the same time.) It might be my favorite. It's at least my favorite of all the books that are not about the Night Watch.

[scribbleykins.livejournal.com]

I like the Night Watch and Death books a bit more, but Small Gods are one of the Pratchett books that really roxxors my boxxors, if you'll pardon the expression.