Tricksters Quotes

“The best lies about me are the ones I told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“He lies to himself. If Eugenides talked in his sleep, he'd lie then, too.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

“Sometimes, no matter how hard we try for someone and hope that they will get better in time – they never do. Abusive relationships shouldn’t have a key to your chambers of heart. Hold your key and keep it close. Don’t end up getting addicted to such pain or human beings – for that matter. You might not be Thor but they can surely be Loki & hold you prisoner to their trickster nature.”
― Sijdah Hussain, Red Sugar, No More

“Wouldn't the crow, that ubiquitous trickster, make a more compelling and accurate national symbol for the United States than the bald eagle?”
― Sherman Alexie, War Dances

“Writers are like tricksters. Their words lure us to embark on journeys and unlock our emotions.”
― Ogwo David Emenike

“It is said that true tricstkers can make trouble between two pans in a kitchen.”
― George Webbe Dasent, Popular Tales from Norse Mythology

“Do I want to know why you're so informed about spyware?" she asked.

Nikolaos gave her a charming, dazzling smile. "No, my dear. You do not.”
― Molly Ringle, Persephone's Orchard

“It is in times like these that we face the most cunning of tricksters. We might even find a trickster in the seat of power.”
― Joy Harjo, Catching the Light

“When Brer Rabbit saw Mr. Man with the wagon full of money he looked around and noticed that he didn't have a wagon full of money. There was something wrong with that. If there wasn't, he'd have the money and Mr. Man wouldn't have any.”
― Julius Lester, The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

“I wonder what's in that sack Brer Fox got slung over his shoulder?" Brer Rabbit wondered. He wondered and he wondered, and the more he wondered, the more he didn't know. He knew this much: Brer Fox had absolutely no business walking up the road singing and carrying something which nobody but him knew what it was.”
― Julius Lester, The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

“Now, before I go any further I can hear you thinking that Brer Wolf been killed off twice. What that got to do with anything? Am I the tale? Is the tale me? Or is the tale the tale? Well, you can figure that out.”
― Julius Lester, The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

“Like I said at the beginning, if there was one thing the animals agreed on, it was partying. If the sun came up on time, they had a party! If the rain was wet, they partied! If the grass was green, they partied!”
― Julius Lester, The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit