" A god among fleas! And requiring no power whatsoever to fool them into thinking he was their equal; simply their own ignorance, their pathetic inclination to ignore unwholesome acts, their mortal propensity to see only what they wanted to see, what they wished to believe; and to believe only those things that made them feel stronger, smarter, less aware of their innate uselessness. "

― Melissa McPhail , Kingdom Blades (A Pattern of Shadow and Light, #4)