Anansi

Character in American Gods From: American Gods

Trickster god of stories; appears in a memorable, fiery segment

58 quotes

"Fear is the price of power."
Fear
"You're only as old as the last person who remembered you."
Wisdom
"Every god needs worshippers."
Faith
"Power corrupts, but powerlessness is worse."
Power
"We are slaves to our desires."
Philosophy
"Faith is a hard thing to come by these days."
Faith
"America eats its young."
"We are stories that tell themselves."
Literature
"Remember me, and I will remember you."
"The real world fears imagination."
Imagination
"Nothing lasts forever. The gods learned that lesson long ago."
Time
"I am the god of roads, and I am also the god of boundaries, and I am also the god of travellers."
Wisdom
"Stories are the oldest form of magic."
Art
"Fear is just another name for a new beginning."
Courage
"What is life without a little chaos?"
Philosophy
"I am the king of the road."
Leadership
"Death is just another beginning."
Death
"Death is the only constant."
Death
"Men dream of their desires, and women remember their losses."
Relationships
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
Wisdom
"You can't make deals with gods and expect to come out whole."
Wisdom
"There are no cheap miracles."
Power
"Belief without sacrifice is just hope."
Faith
"The only thing worse than dying is being forgotten."
Death
"The only thing that makes people want to believe in you is if you believe in them."
Faith
"You're going to find that life won't accommodate you with easy answers."
Wisdom
"Stories are the only immortality the gods have."
Literature
"You are responsible for the choices you make."
Wisdom
"You don't have to understand things for them to be useful."
Wisdom
"Come to America. The land of opportunity."
Dreams