Pratchett, Terry — Carpe Jugulum
(Granny Weatherwax speaking to Mightily Oats)
– There’s no grays, only white that got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.
– It’s a lot more complicated than that–
– No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.
– Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes–
– But they starts with thinking about people as things…
