Oh, it’s perfectly simple, my dear. Jealousy. Pure unmitigated jealousy. They all want what I have. A good time, wherever I go.[Laura Moon: I still don’t understand how such a sweet old man could have so many enemies.]
There’s always work for a big guy who’s smart enough to know he’s better off letting people think he’s dumb.
You can be your own man all you want until destiny kicks in.[to Shadow]
What I have learned is that cruel fate gives us few opportunities to totally connect with the soul of another.
The trick to wrangling cats is to dangle bait they can all want.
The stars: Frontier to the future and map to the past.
The art of love is to be passed on to worthy lovers and those worthy of love.
Sacrifice is the only noble act. As gods, it’s our sustenance and currency.
Revelations come when ready, not when requested.
Playing dead convincingly is an underrated skill.
People create gods when they wonder why things happen. Do you know why things happen? Because gods make them happen. You want to know how to make good things happen? Be good to your god. You give a little, you get a little. The simplicity of that bargain has always been appealing. That’s why you’re here and that’s precisely why I matter.[to the New Gods]
Only humans could have come up with monogamy, an unnatural concept.
