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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

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Well?" said Loki. "What about you, Heimdall? Do you have any suggestions?""I do," said Heimdall. "But you won't like it."Thor banged his fist down upo...more

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And then this whole deal of new gods, old gods," said his friend. "You ask me, I welcome new gods. Bring the on. The god of guns. The god of bombs. Al...more

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But the truth is, it's not the idea, it's never the idea, it's always what you do with it.")

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At home, my father ate all the most burnt pieces of toast. 'Yum!' he'd say, and 'Charcoal! Good for you!' and 'Burnt toast! My favorite!' and he'd eat...more

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Listen, gods die when they are forgotten. People too. But the land's still here. The good places, and the bad. The land isn't going anywhere. And neit...more

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For as soon as something becomes impossible it slipslides out of belief entirely, whether it’s true or not.

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Organizing gods is like herding cats into straight lines. They don't take naturally to it.

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Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.

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Religions are, by definition, metaphors, after all: God is a dream, a hope, a woman, an ironist, a father, a city, a house of many rooms, a watchmaker...more

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

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People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, an...more

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I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not. I can believe in Sa...more

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It's certainly not too late to change to the winning side. But you know, you also have the freedom to stay just where you are. That's what it means to...more