There may be a parallel between woodcuts and radio; radio plays are a living art form everywhere except the USA.

There aren't any good guys, and there aren't any bad guys. There's just us. People. Doing our best to get by.

I watch my heart disappearing into her rosebud mouth. My Valentine's jest somehow seems less funny.

Be proud of your mistakes. Well, proud may not be exactly the right word, but respect them, treasure them, be kind to them, learn from them. And, more than that, and more important than that, make them. Make mistakes. Make great mistakes, make wonderful mistakes, make glorious mistakes. Better to make a hundred mistakes than to stare at a blank piece of paper too scared to do anything wrong.

It doesn't matter that you didn't believe in us," said Mr. Ibis. "We believed in you.

Even if your goose habitually lays golden eggs, it will still be cooked.

One thing that I get from a lot of people with American Gods is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up.