“There is a kind of animal frenzy can be whipped up sometimes among fools and children, often using religion as an excuse for it. When it happens, it is wise to be elsewhere.”

—  Sheri S. Tepper

Source: The True Game, The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped (1985), Chapter 3 (p. 45)

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American fiction writer 1929–2016

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