“No one ever has to believe! The universe is, it does not require belief. Do you think it will stop existing if you do not believe? Do you think far galaxies will harbor resentment against you if you do not believe? Do you resent the ant who does not look up and admire you? Never!”

—  Sheri S. Tepper

Source: Singer from the Sea (1999), Chapter 24, “People from the Sea” (p. 382)

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