“But even the gods cannot see infinitely far ahead. Our free wills cloud Their vision, even though Their eyes are more piercing than ours. The gods do not plan, so much as take advantage.”

—  Lois McMaster Bujold , book The Hallowed Hunt

Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Hallowed Hunt (2005), Chapter 18 (p. 327)

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