--- title: "1 Got Destined Quotes By Ben Edlund" description: "1 Got Destined quotes by Ben Edlund. Plus more from Ben Edlund and more Got Destined sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/ben-edlund-37045_destiny_destiny-is-a-funny-thing-once-i-thought_2052117.jpg" --- > [“Destiny is a funny thing. Once I thought I was destined to become Emperor of Greenland, sole monarch over its 52,000 inhabitants. Then I thought I was destined to build a Polynesian longship in my garage. I was wrong then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/destiny-is-a-funny-thing-once-i-thought-i-was-destined-to-become/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/ben-edlund-37045_destiny_destiny-is-a-funny-thing-once-i-thought_2052117.jpg) ## More by Ben Edlund > [On 'Supernatural,' you go to a location and another location, and every week they do amazing things up there. You have to kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/on-supernatural-you-go-to-a-location-and-another-location-and-every/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/think-of-every-character-as-a-main-character-they-believe-they-re-the/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“My mind is my Achilles's Heel." - The Tick”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/my-mind-is-my-achilles-s-heel-the-tick/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony, anyway? I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking. But when you're good and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/and-isn-t-sanity-really-just-a-one-trick-pony-anyway-i-mean-all-you/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [The big challenge for me is that my nature is more towards comedy, so I understand when a comedy thing is working; I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/the-big-challenge-for-me-is-that-my-nature-is-more-towards-comedy-so/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“Destiny is a funny thing. Once I thought I was destined to become Emperor of Greenland, sole monarch over its 52,000 inhabitants. Then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/destiny-is-a-funny-thing-once-i-thought-i-was-destined-to-become/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“Simon: You're in a dangerous line of work, Jayne. Odds are you'll be under my knife again, often. So I want you to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/simon-you-re-in-a-dangerous-line-of-work-jayne-odds-are-you-ll-be/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [And Supernatural, in fact, going there wasit felt like a place where I had to actually, um, learn to be kind of manly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/and-supernatural-in-fact-going-there-wasit-felt-like-a-place-where-i/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“Not baked goods! BAKED BADS!!!!" --The Tick”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/not-baked-goods-baked-bads-the-tick/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [There's a lot of levels of metanarrative that I like to play with. That's why I like the Ghostfacers, because we actually managed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/there-s-a-lot-of-levels-of-metanarrative-that-i-like-to-play-with/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [I used to a play a role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons, and that was about levels of experience; as you gained experience, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/i-used-to-a-play-a-role-playing-game-called-dungeons-and-dragons-and/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) > [“Shepherd Book: What are we up to, sweetheart? River: Fixing your Bible. Book: I, um... What? River: Bible's broken. Contradictions, false logistics - doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-edlund/shepherd-book-what-are-we-up-to-sweetheart-river-fixing-your-bible/) [Ben Edlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-edlund/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-destined/ben-edlund/#itemlist", "name": "1 Got Destined Quotes By Ben Edlund", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Destiny is a funny thing. Once I thought I was destined to become Emperor of Greenland, sole monarch over its 52,000 inhabitants. Then I thought I was destined to build a Polynesian longship in my garage. I was wrong then, but I've got it now. I'm the destined protector of this place. 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