"Of that I've little doubt at all."

But he paused at the elaboration as if giving it more careful consideration of his own. It was certainly an interesting mental image, if not his particular style.

"I find myself contemplating, on some rare occasions, what the state of things would be like without the ant at all. The river left to rage at naught but the empty air surrounding it, with none to observe its power and fury. That is to say, what measure is a god lacking the faithful so painstakingly crafted in their image?"