" There has always been philosophical speculation on the question, What if there were no God? Keller thinks as he walks through the slush. But no one has really asked, much less answered, the question, What if there were no Satan? The answer to the former is that there would be chaos in heaven and on earth. But the answer to the latter is that there would be chaos in hell—all the lesser demons would be set loose in an amoral struggle to become the new Prince of Darkness. The fight for heaven is one thing. The fight for hell … If God is dead, and so is Satan, well … Merry Christmas. "

― Don Winslow , The Border (Power of the Dog, #3)