Ivan? For the last time, definitely: is there a God or not? It’s the last time I’ll ask.” “For the last time—no.” “Then who is laughing at mankind, Ivan?” “Must be the devil,” Ivan smirked. “And is there a devil?” “No, there is no devil, either.” “Too bad. Devil knows, then, what I wouldn’t do to the man who first invented God! Hanging from the bitter aspen tree would be too good for him.”
