Astraeus,' Aven called out. 'God of the four winds and friend to sailors. Say a little prayer when you look at him, so he will give us what we need to keep our course.'
A little prayer?' said Jack. 'To a constellation?'
To what it represents,' said Aven.
But I don't believe in what it represents,' said Jack.
Prayers aren't for the deity,' said Aven. 'They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.'
Can't you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?'
Sure,' said Aven. 'But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?
Stichwörter: inspiration prayer
Simple,' Tummeler replied.' Blueberries is one of the great forces o'good in the world.'
How do you figure that?' said Charles.
Well,' said Tummeler, 'have you ever seen a troll, or a Wendigo, or,' he shuddered, 'a Shadow-Born ever eating a blueberry pie?'
No,' Charles admitted.
There y'go,' said Tummeler. It's cause they can't stand the goodness in it.'
Can't argue with you there,' said Charles.
Foods is good and evil, just like people, or badgers, or even scowlers.'
Evil food?' said Charles.
Parsnips,' said Tummeler, 'Them's as evil as they come.
All stories are true. But some of them never happened.
James A. OwenStichwörter: perspective stories on-fiction
If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.
James A. OwenStichwörter: optimism attitude
Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.
James A. OwenStichwörter: attitude
Not many people can lay claim to having broken Time, and we did it purely by accident.
James A. OwenStichwörter: talent
said Jack matter-of-factly. "I'm a man. We're made to think more quickly."
...Aven swung her fist and clocked Jack square on the chin, knocking him backward into the balloon, which was still under repair.
...Aven rubbed her knuckles and looked at the others. "Sorry about that. I might have stopped myself from hitting him, but I didn't think of it quickly enough.
Jack," said Charles, "he's making up words again."
"Yes," Jack replied, "but he's getting better at it, don't you think?
Stichwörter: humor creativity
That isn't a desperate act. That's a PLAN.
James A. OwenYou're a very odd man," said Bert.
"I get that more often than you'd think," replied Charles.
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