Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

by Terry Pratchett

It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.

“Heaven has no taste.” “Now—” “And not one single sushi restaurant.” A look of pain crossed the angel’s suddenly very serious face.

“That’s sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they’re a girl.”

Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide.