David Mitchell Quote

List'n, savages an Civ'lizeds ain't divvied by tribes or b'liefs or mountain ranges, nay, ev'ry human is both, yay. Old Uns'd got the Smart o' gods but the savagery o' jackals, an' that's what tripped the Fall.

"Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After", p. 269 (Nook edition) - Cloud Atlas (2004)