People in intolerable circumstances will pray to anything. … - Thomas M. Disch

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People in intolerable circumstances will pray to anything. Truly, there are no atheists in foxholes: the men there pray to the bombs that they may land somewhere else.

Thomas M. Disch

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Thomas Michael Disch (2 February 1940 - 4 July 2008) was an American science fiction author and poet. He was nominated for the Hugo Award three times and for the Nebula Award nine times.

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Birth Name: Thomas Michael Disch

Alternative Names: Cassandra Knye • Leonie Hargrave • Thom Demijohn • Victor Hastings • Tom Disch • Thomas Disch

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