

"I think it was a bit of an overreaction, to be honest," said the serpent. Yes," said the angel, whose name was Aziraphale. "What was it you were saying?" "I said, that one went down like a lead balloon," said the serpent.

The angel of the Eastern Gate put his wings over his head to shield himself from the first drops.

But clouds massing east of Eden suggested that the first thunderstorm was on its way, and it was going to be a big one. There had been rather more than seven of them so far, and rain hadn't been invented yet. GOOD OMENS Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
