The Devils (The Devils, #1)
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“The Almighty tends against killing,” said Duke Michael, “if I remember my scripture.” “Far as I can tell he makes all manner of exceptions.” “God has that luxury, he’s unlikely to get knifed in a fish market.”
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He had never had much patience for religion. What was it, really, but superstition with money?
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The Saviour had said one could not buy one’s way into heaven, but most agreed that was just a negotiating tactic on her part.
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“You get to my age, you realise nothing lasts for ever. No love, no hate, no war, no peace. If a thing hasn’t ended … you haven’t waited long enough.”
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“It is easy to be wise about others’ lives, others’ choices.”