Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States
Source: Cibola Burn (2014), Chapter 34 (p. 345)
“He had discovered that there was not just one God but many, and some were more than cruel — they were insane, and that changed all. Cruelty, after all, was understandable. With insanity, however, there was no arguing.”
— Stephen King, book Misery
Misery (1987)
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