Good Omens

Book · 5 characters · 513 quotes · 1990

Quotes from Good Omens

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"Faith is believing in things your reason tells you not to believe in."
Aziraphale Faith
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"A demon can be quite pleasant company as long as you don't ask him about the future of the human race."
The Narrator Humor
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"It is a curious thing that civilizations advance, but their laws of physics tend to remain the same."
The Narrator Science
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"Evil does not wear a top hat and a monocle. It wears a suit from a good tailor and speaks in reasonable tones."
The Narrator Truth
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"There is in fact a considerable amount of money sloshing around the world that does not belong to anyone."
The Narrator Money
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"Books are a form of magic that even those with no magical ability can practice."
Aziraphale Literature
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"The great thing about being a demon is you get to be good at your job without anyone expecting you to enjoy it."
Crowley Work
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"Heaven has a lot in common with a very well-organized, fully-functional, and completely humorless bureaucracy."
The Narrator Philosophy
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"Whatever you do, don't let them sell you a timeshare."
Crowley Wisdom
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"It was a fine day for walking in the park, if you liked parks, and walking, and days."
The Narrator Nature
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"You can't trust atoms. They make up everything."
The Narrator Humor
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"The world is a much better place when everyone is just a little bit tired."
Aziraphale Peace
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"Crowley had always believed in the personal touch."
The Narrator Work
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"An angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards."
The Narrator Humor
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"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness, but it is even better to make absolutely sure you are not lighting the flamethrower in a confined space with a tendency to explosions."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"The greatest trick the demon ever played was convincing humans that they could be good."
The Narrator
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"You can't stop the Apocalypse. You can only delay it."
The Narrator
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"The world has always been on the edge of destruction. It's just nicer now."
Aziraphale Hope
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"An angel is someone who does good things. A demon is someone who does bad things. A human is someone who does both."
The Narrator Wisdom
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"The best thing about the Apocalypse not happening is that nobody has to go anywhere."
Crowley Peace
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"A demon's job is to tempt humans. Most of them need very little help."
The Narrator
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"Heaven is bureaucratic. Hell is efficient. Earth is just confused."
The Narrator
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"An angel without a sword is just a man in a white robe."
Crowley Strength
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"Crowley loved flowers. Which was surprising, because demons don't usually like anything."
The Narrator Nature
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"The Antichrist was not what anyone expected. Which was exactly the point."
The Narrator
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"Good and evil are not opposites. They're just different ways of doing things."
The Narrator Philosophy
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"A demon and an angel in a bookshop is not the Apocalypse. It's just Tuesday."
The Narrator Humor
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"The problem with humanity is that they keep trying to be better than they are."
The Narrator
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"Books are like humans. Some of them contain great wisdom. Some of them are just paper."
Aziraphale Literature
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"Never trust an angel who can't dance."
Crowley Humor