Religion Quotes in Nation

Here, Mau is reconsidering the importance of the marble god stones. Most religions have some sort of objects, whether they're stones to worship or images to contemplate. Do the stones make the Nation's religion seem less valid? Does science "worship" certain objects? (Can we make another joke about iPads?)

Daphne is relaying Cookie's thoughts about the pious Captain Roberts, who hated swearing so much he had his men swear into a barrel of water. Okay, weird, but that actually seems fairly mild when compared to, say, the Spanish Inquisition. People who were too obedient to question orders have done many worse things in the name of religion.

The statue of the gods didn't materialize out of thin air. People made the gods, not the other way around. This is a common theme in Terry Pratchett's work: we don't need gods; gods need us.