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Gods are great," said Atsula, slowly, as if she were imparting a great secret. "But the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to ...more

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Have you thought about what it means to be a god?" asked the man. He had a beard and a baseball cap. "It means you give up your mortal existence to be...more

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Only the Gods are real.

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You know,” he said. “I think I would rather be a man than a god. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do.” T...more

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Of course you don't believe in fairies. You're fifteen. You think I believed in fairies at fifteen? Took me until I was at least a hundred and forty. ...more

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He is tolerated by the gods, perhaps because his stratagems and plans save them as often as they get them into trouble.Loki makes the world more inter...more

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On the day the Gjallerhorn is blown, it will wake the gods, no matter where they are, no matter how deeply they sleep.Heimdall will blow Gjallerhorn o...more

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It is not that I was credulous, simply that I belived in all things dark and dangerous. It was part of my young creed that the night was full of ghost...more

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The irritating question they ask us -- us being writers -- is: "Where do you get your ideas?"

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The irritating question they ask us -- us being writers -- is: "Where do you get your i

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You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.

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Some people have great ideas maybe once or twice in their life, and then they discover electricity or fire or outer space or something. I mean, the ki...more

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I believe that in the battle between guns and ideas, ideas will, eventually, win. Because the ideas are invisible, and they linger, and, sometimes, th...more

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If you survive in battle, it is with Odin's grace, and if you fall, it is because he has betrayed you.

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But the truth is, it's not the idea, it's never the idea, it's always what you do wit