The gods of irony never sleep.

“Is that what they teach you at the convent? That the gods demand the hearts from our bodies?”

— Robin LaFevers

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.

— Ovid

Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of…

— Tom Hiddleston

“Every nation is part of the history we inherit, blacks and whites, slaves and gods; we have no other option, embracing each other.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“The natural gods of men are other men, mythic or real, who embody manhood in men's eyes.”

— Jack Donovan

“It was suffering and incapacity that created all afterworlds - this, and that brief madness of bliss which is experienced only by those who…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The Gods know what it is to be eternal, and they love to toy with mortals who use absolutes.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Holy gods. He'd frozen the whole damn lake. He was THAT powerful?”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Aeneas' mother is a star?" "No; a goddess." I said cautiously, "Venus is the power that we invoke in spring, in the garden, when…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Once upon a time, there was a man as great as the gods… But even the great can tremble with fear. Even the great…

— Mary E. Pearson

How do you explain a person like Asha Bhosle? A star or a super star or just someone from the Gods.

— Anu Malik

“Do you see those dull stars?" She outlined the formation with her finger. "A pentagram," whispered Scott. "Yes, but not just any pentagram. Take…

— Katie Mattie

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

— Anonymous

What Gods do you believe in? I'll build you a temple of mirrors so you can see them.

— Andrea Gibson

Astrology reveals the will of the gods.

— Juvenal