His mind raced. What was it they said about the gods? They wouldn't exist if there weren't people to believe… — Terry Pratchett
His mind raced. What was it they said about the gods? They wouldn't exist if there weren't people to believe in them? And that applied to everything. Reality was what went on inside people's heads. And in front of him were hundreds of people really believing what they were seeing... (p. 286)
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