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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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Idris: Are all people like this?The Doctor: Like what?Idris: So much bigger on the inside.

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The quickest way is sometimes the longest.

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That is the eternal folly of man. To be chasing after the sweet flesh, without realizing that it is simply a pretty cover for the bones.

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We all have so many functions, so many ways of existing. In my own vision of myself, I am a scholar who lives quietly, and pens his little tales, and ...more

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And I know an eighteenth charm, and that charm is the greatest of all, and that charm I can tell no man, for a secret that no one knows but you is the...more

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Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead

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So, yeah, my people figured that maybe there's something at the back of it all, a creator, a great spirit, and so we say thank you to it, because it's...more

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As sure as water's wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end.

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Before that no one thought of us as colored-foreign maybe, exotic and dark, but not colored.

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All your questions can be answered, if that is what you want. But once you learn your answers, you can never unlearn them.

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The best thing—in Shadow's opinion, perhaps the only good thing—about being in prison was a feeling of relief. The feeling that he'd plunged as low as...more

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Why are we talking about this good and evil? They're just names for sides. We know that.

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The dread had not left my soul.