"If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior."

[sir pball]

-- Lord Havelock Vetinari, Lord Patricican of Ankh-Morpork.

Full quote:

“I was walking along the bank of a stream when I saw a mother otter with her cubs, a very endearing sight, I'm sure you'll agree. And even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued and dragged onto a half submerged log. As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and I remember to this day the sweet pinkness of its roes as they spilled out, much to the delight of the baby otters, who scrambled over themselves to feed on the delicacy. One of nature's wonders, gentlemen. Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that is when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior.”

[Croney]

1. As an atheist, I find that a very interesting idea.

Why should we just assume that the gods are superior to us in every way? Let me have the role for one day and...hold my beer.

[multigraincracker]

2. Every thing is random. No one thing is in control

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Namesake of the Vetinarian Age. nt

(No, it's not really a word. But I think Pratchett had that in mind when he created the name of the character.)