

“Nobody's American," said Wednesday. "Not originally. That's my point.”
― American Gods
― American Gods

“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country
― The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

“To be remembered is, I think, a basic human right. Not one that occurs to a person when it is there, but like a parched throat in a desert when it is gone.”
― Welcome to Night Vale
― Welcome to Night Vale

“Remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world.”
― Welcome to Night Vale
― Welcome to Night Vale

“Have you thought about what it means to be a god?" asked the man. He had a beard and a baseball cap. "It means you give up your mortal existence to become a meme: something that lives forever in people's minds, like the tune of a nursery rhyme. It means that everyone gets to re-create you in their own minds. You barely have your own identity any more. Instead, you're a thousand aspects of what people need you to be. And everyone wants something different from you. Nothing is fixed, nothing is stable.”
― American Gods
― American Gods

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