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“Loki was not evil, although he was certainly not a force for good. Loki was . . . complicated.”
― Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

“His hands, still clasping her head, tensed suddenly and drew her towards him in a passionate kiss. Lyra thought it looked it seemed more like cruelty than love, and looked at their daemons, to see a strange sight: the snow leopard tense, crouching with her claws in the golden monkey's flesh, and the monkey relaxed, blissful, swooning on the snow.”
― Philip Pullman, Northern Lights: His Dark Materials 1

“You cannot change what you are, only what you do.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“Cease your weeping!" he said. "It is I, Loki, here to rescue you!"
Idunn glared at him with red-rimmed eyes. "It is you who are the source of my troubles." she said.
"Well, perhaps. But that was so long ago. That was yesterday's Loki. Today's Loki is here to save you and take you home.”
― Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology