Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.

A named thing is a tamed thing.

But I rather thought--I mean, I heard you'd killed Balder the Fair." "I never did," snapped Loki crossly. "Well, no one ever proved I did. What happened to the presumption of innocence? Besides, he was supposed to be invulnerable. Was it my fault that he wasn't?

A man who casts no shadow isn't really a man at all.

Gods? Don't let that impress you. Anyone can be a god if they have enough worshippers. You don't even have to have powers anymore. In my time I've seen theatre gods, gladiator gods, even storyteller gods - you people see gods everywhere. Gives you an excuse for not thinking for yourselves. God is just a word. Like Fury. like demon, Just words people use for things they don't understand. Reverse it and you get dog. It's just as appropriate.

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.

The process of writing is a little like madness, a kind of possession not altogether benign.