Granny Weatherwax: “And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
Oats: “It’s a lot more complicated than that –”
Granny: “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.”
Oats: “Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes –”
Granny “But they starts with thinking about people as things …”
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