“But first, tell me: Why religion?” Paul asks.
Isaac laughs. “Why alcohol? Once you try it, it’s hard to give it up.”
He opens the flask and takes a swig. The vodka burns on his tongue.
“Besides, this is the faith of champions my friend: a thousand arbitrary rules you just have to accept, all completely irrational.”
–from Hannu Rajaniemi’s The Quantum Thief
Sharp and Pointed 