“The gods do make playthings of us,” the priest-king acknowledged. “But it is we mortals who provide them with the tools.” — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“...let the gods distinguish between the wiched and the merely incompetent.” — Glen Cook Copy Share Image
“Of course, it couldn't last. Those whom the gods would destroy utterly, they first give a taste of heaven.” — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god-sullen, untamed and intractable. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him. — Stanislaw Lem Copy Share Image
“It was said that the gods favored fools because they were entertaining to watch.” — N. K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
“God has not yet revealed himself to no one in no unclear terms. Religions are attempts to find him; on that level… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Concerning the gods I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, or what form they might have,… — Protagoras Copy Share Image
“I do not understand why the gods have made it so that every woman’s lot in life is to owe her security… — Emily R. King Copy Share Image
For thousands of years, humans believed that authority came from the gods. Then, during the modern era, humanism gradually shifted authority from… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“But his mind saw nothing of all this. His mind was engaged in a warfare of the gods. His mind paced outwards… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image
The first novel I wrote was a monster - clocking in at 180,000 words - but it died a death, a death… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
“For surely the gods would know better than she what to make of this hot, beautiful grief, the gods who had, after… — Thea Harrison Copy Share Image
Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human… — Timothy Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Myths are stories about people who become too big for their lives temporarily, so that they crash into other lives or brush… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you… — Bernard Cornwell Copy Share Image
“That the writers of the Bible recognized a plurality of gods -- were polytheists -- is proved by the following 'And the… — John E. Remsburg Copy Share Image
“...when the Gods finished creating woman, they stood back and looked at what they'd done. They had given her a body strong… — Donna Ball Copy Share Image
There is one god, greatest among gods and men, who bears no similarity to humans either in shape or thought... but humans… — Xenophanes Copy Share Image
“I'm telling you, you really should stick to mating within your species, whatever that is.' 'I would,' I said, 'but unfortunately, there… — Kristin Walker Copy Share Image
Now the myths represent the Gods themselves and the goodness of the Gods subject always to the distinction of the speakable and… — Sallust Copy Share Image
Rincewind shivered. He was not, of course, an atheist; on the Disc the gods dealt severely with atheists. On the few occasions… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is clear that rituals and sacrifices can bring people together, and it may well be that a group that does such… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
