I won’t bore you with their dogma. It’s repulsive and I’m not sure it was related to me truthfully. - Glen Cook

“She was stronger than the gods who created her?”
“Guys, I didn’t make this stuff up. Don’t ask me to rationalize it. Goblin, you’ve been everywhere. You ever seen a religion that can’t be picked to shreds by any nonbeliever with brains enough to tie his own bootlaces?

And there went some good old-fashioned wishful thinking, Sleepy. We were talking about human beings. If there is any way to be contrary, unreasonable and obnoxious, human beings are sure to find and pursue it. With verve and enthusiasm at whatever might be the most inconvenient time.

Smeds did not like it. It was getting complicated. He did not like things complicated. Trying to untangle them usually made things worse.