We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forgetfulness. All of the things that Shadow had done in his life of which he was not proud, all the things he wished he had done otherwise or left undone, came at him then in a swirling storm of guilt and regret and shame, and he had nowhere to hide from them. He was as naked and as open as a corpse on a table, and dark Anubis the jackal god was his prosector and his prosecutor and his persecutor.
Neil GaimanHere you go, she said. I don't need it anymore. I'm very grateful. I think it may have saved my life, saved some other people's death.
Neil GaimanAmerica was, to them, the place that good people went to when they died. They were prepared to believe just about anything could happen in America.
Neil GaimanNever use five words if you can get away with one, eh? I've known dead men talk more than you do.
Neil Gaiman