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1 " The five theological purposes of prayer, I was taught, are service, supplication, gratitude, divination, and atonement. "
― Lois McMaster Bujold , Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2)
2 " Do not deny the gods. And they will not deny you.” As Oswyl stared at him, he went on, “Dangerous habit, mind you. Once you start to let Them in through that first crack, They’re worse than mice. "
3 " He was uneasily unsure about the intentions of the white god that she, and now he, served. Though so far, Penric seemed to have been let get on with his life free of holy molestation. "
4 " Certain death still held attraction. Uncertain death, less so. He hurt enough already. "