Believe me, the so-called primitive races who worshipped animals as gods were not so daft as people choose to pretend. At least they were humble. Why should not God have come to the earth as an earth-worm? There are a great many more worms than men, and they do a great deal more good.

The Book of Merlyn: The Unpublished Conclusion to The Once and Future King (ed. University of Texas Press, 2012) - ISBN: 9780292742994