#gods

The brethren sometimes err in measuring the Divine love by the sinner's knowledge. ↗

— George Eliot

#gods-love #faith

He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#gods #percy-jackson #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians #the-heroes-of-olympus #the-mark-of-athena

When we tell our stories, the gods hear our sorrows. ↗

— Cathy Ostlere

#karma #sorrow #stories #karma

... It's perfect! Locke would appreciate it." "Bug," Calo said, "Locke is our brother and our love for him knows no bounds. But the four most fatal words in the Therin language are 'Locke would appreciate it.'" "Rivalled only by 'Locke taught me a new trick,'" added Galo. "The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games ..." "... is Locke ..." "... because we think the gods are saving him up for a really big death. Something with knives and hot irons ..." "... and fifty thousand cheering spectators. ↗

— Scott Lynch

#death #gods #humour #death

My last girlfriend was Greek,” said the Iceman. “The shit her family ate. You would not believe. Like rice wrapped in leaves. Shit like that. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#family

Pounce had it easier than any of us. No one noticed a black cat in the street. He stopped here and there to sniff aught of interest. Wherever our Rat stopped, Pounce was there, close enough to see up the Rat's nose. I was so proud. Now there was a proper god, making himself useful! Since my thought might be deemed blasphemy, I said silent prayers to the Goddess and to Mithros. I begged forgiveness and asked them not to misunderstand. Since I wasn't blasted where I stood, I guess they forgave me, or they hadn't heard my blasphemy. ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#gods #prayer #forgiveness

Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater saying, 'God's will is my delight. ↗

— Criss Jami

#development #faith #fear #free #freedom

That’s us,” he said. “Those five nuts right there.” Which one is me?” I asked. The little deformed one,” Zoe suggested. Oh, shut up. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#gods #grover #percy-jackson #zoe #funny

I wonder how Admat can be everywhere. Is he in my sandal? Or is he my sandal itself? Why would a god bother to be a sandal? Does he wear shoes or sandals himself, invisible ones? ↗

— Gail Carson Levine

#humor #sandals #humor

We imagine people as animals or gods. -But she was just a person, a girl. ↗

— John Green

#imagination