Most witches donโt believe in gods. They know that the gods exist, of course. They even deal with them occasionally. But they donโt believe in them. They know them too well. It would be like believing in the postman.
Terry PratchettEvery procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine - once. Like the Borg, they learn.
Terry PratchettOur garden was debated territory between five local cats, and we'd heard that the best way to keep other cats out of the garden was to have one yourself. A moment's rational thought here will spot the slight flaw in this reasoning.
Terry PratchettI don't hold with paddlin' with the occult," said Granny firmly. "Once you start paddlin' with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in demons, and then before you know where you are you're believing in gods. And then you're in trouble." "But all them things exist," said Nanny Ogg. "That's no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages 'em.
Terry Pratchett