““But of course, you don’t believe in the existence of sin, do you?”
“I believe in the existence of reckless stupidity,” Rashmika replied.”

— Alastair Reynolds , book Absolution Gap

Source: Absolution Gap (2003), Chapter 20 (p. 288)

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““But of course, you don’t believe in the existence of sin, do you?”“I believe in the existence of reckless stupidity,” Rashmika replied.”

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““But of course, you don’t believe in the existence of sin, do you?”
“I believe in the existence of reckless stupidity,” Rashmika replied.”