Terry Pratchett: Small GodsTransworld In the beginning was the Word. |
There`s always someone who collects knowledge, not because of a love of the stuff but in the same way that a magpie collects glitter or a caddis fly collects little bits of twigs and rock.
People think that professional soldiers think a lot about fighting, but serious professional soldiers think a lot more about food and a warm place to sleep, because these are two things that are generally hard to get, whereas fighting tends to turn up all the time.
Give anyone a lever long enough and they can change the world. It's unreliable levers that are the problem.
Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course.
You can die for your country or your people or your family, but for a god you should live fully and busily, every day of a long life.