“Every empire grows until its reach exceeds its grasp.”
― Caliban's War
― Caliban's War
“No daring is fatal. The whole logic of the universe is contained in daring, in creating from the flimsiest, slenderest support.”
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“Furthermore, it goes without saying that all of the people, living, dead, and otherwise, in this story are fictional or used in a fictional context. Only the gods are real.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
“Everybody must seem crazy if you see deep enough into their minds.”
― The Looking-Glass
― The Looking-Glass
“The original Gothic horror tales focused on personalities deformed through loneliness. Ghouls, vampires, werewolves: all made, not born. But the isolation? Are even such as these ever truly alone? Perhaps the psyche has always been more complex than that, desire eternally more potent than terror. Surely, none prowl entirely in solitude.”
― Martyrs and Monsters
― Martyrs and Monsters
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