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“We fear the mindless zombie, the ancient mummy, or even the licentious vampire, but we don't fear the werewolf so much as we feel sorry for it.”

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“Shane seemed very excited about the burgers. He had followed a recipe online. Ilya took a sip of his beer. "Why the fuck are you making eight burgers?" he asked. "That's how many the recipe was for!" "You can't do math? Cut it in half?" "Leave me alone." Instead, Ilya stood directly behind Shane and draped an arm across his chest. He kissed him behind the ear. "No", he murmured.”

Romance Cute Moment

Book:Heated Rivalry

Source: Heated Rivalry

“The Old English word is wyrd, which most glossaries and dictionaries translate as ‘fate’. Tolkien knew that the etymologies of the two words were quite different, ‘fate’ coming from the Latin fari, ‘to speak’, so ‘that which has been spoken’, sc. by the gods. The Old English word derives from weorÞan, ‘to become’: it means ‘what has become, what’s over’, so among other things, ‘history’ – a historian is a wyrdwritere, a writer-down of wyrd.”

Language Mythology Old English Old Norse Wyrd

Book:J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

Source: J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

“We come now to the vexed question as to whether the Nibelungenlied is mythical or historical in origin. This question has been approached by certain scholars who, because of their lack of mythological knowledge, have rendered themselves ridiculous in attempting elucidations on a purely historical basis.”

Mythology Nibelungenlied

Book:Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine

Source: Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine

“The past is embedded in who we are, whether we choose to change or keep our course. Without our history, we are unmarked sheets of paper.”

Inspirational Fantasy Mythology

Book:Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

Source: Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“My only response was more incoherent screaming, because I didn't know the ASL for HOLY FREAKING AGGGHHH!”

Humor Mythology Asl

Book:The Hammer of Thor

Source: The Hammer of Thor

“It was work, day after day of it. Witchcraft is the same. I have laboured for centuries and still I have not mastered it.”

Mythology Greek Mythology Circe

Book:Circe

Source: Circe

“If this represents a basic need for order in the human mind and since, after all, the human mind is only part of the universe, the need probably exists because there is some order in the universe and the universe is not a chaos.”

Philosophy Science Mythology

Book:Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture

Source: Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture

“Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn," my second muttered under his breath as the three of us stalked away, seeking to shelter ourselves within the slinking shadows. The corner of my lip turned up at his remark. The Red Dragon will show the way.”

Magic Mythology Dragon Wales Welsh Shifter Creature Shapeshifter Mythical Cryptid

Book:Incarnate

Source: Incarnate

“Nessie cackles, tossing back her head of matted brunette locks, wildly beautiful even in a state of disarray.”

Magic Mythology Dragons Urban Fantasy Dragon Loch Ness Monster Cryptid Loch Ness Nessie

Book:Guardian

Source: Guardian

“Nessie cackles, tossing back her head of matted brunette locks, wildly beautiful even in a state of disarray. "Thought ye could get rid of me, Nwyfre? You're a damned fool, boy. Forever I'm yours. Forever and beyond.”

Magic Mythology Dragons Urban Fantasy Dragon Loch Ness Monster Cryptid Loch Ness Nessie

Book:Guardian

Source: Guardian

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