“The Devil doesn't make us do anything.”

— Tom Robbins , Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates

The Devil, for example, doesn't make us mean. Rather, when we're mean, we make the Devil. Literally. Our actions create him. Conversely, when we behave with compassion, generosity, and grace, we create God in the world."
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (2000)

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