““Isn’t there anything you can do about the predator?” Carmody asked.
“Nothing. Nor would I if I could. Predation is a necessary circumstance. Even the Gods are eventually eaten by Fate. You will not be an exception to the universal rule.””

— Robert Sheckley , book Dimension of Miracles

Source: Dimension of Miracles (1968), Chapter 21 (p. 136)

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