“Wasn't that what religions did? Squint at one another and declare, 'My unprovable belief is better than your unprovable belief. Suck it.”
― Dreams of Gods & Monsters
― Dreams of Gods & Monsters
“Without his books, his room felt like a body with its hearts cut out.”
― Strange the Dreamer
― Strange the Dreamer
“And that's how you go on. You lay laughter over the dark parts. The more dark parts, the more you have to laugh. With defiance, with abandon, with hysteria, any way you can.”
― Strange the Dreamer
― Strange the Dreamer
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil held a wishbone between them.
And its snap split the world in two.”
― Days of Blood & Starlight
And its snap split the world in two.”
― Days of Blood & Starlight
“You’re a storyteller. Dream up something wild and improbable," she pleaded. "Something beautiful and full of monsters."
“Beautiful and full of monsters?"
“All the best stories are.”
― Strange the Dreamer
“Beautiful and full of monsters?"
“All the best stories are.”
― Strange the Dreamer
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