Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
Source: Epigrams, p. 352
“If the world is a game whose rules are written by the God, and sorcerers are those who cheat and cheat, then who has written the rules of sorcery?”
ZARATHINIUS, A DEFENCE OF THE ARCANE ARTS
The Darkness That Comes Before (2004)
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