Good Omens

Book · 5 characters · 513 quotes · 1990

Quotes from Good Omens

T
"War is Hell. So is peace sometimes."
The Narrator War
C
"Better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven."
Crowley Power
A
"The world is going to end and we're not in it."
Aziraphale Fear
T
"Ineffability is a wonderful word."
The Narrator
C
"I could do you a nice line in hellfire and damnation."
Crowley Humor
T
"Whatever else he was, God was not a sentimental fool."
The Narrator Philosophy
C
"Nice to see you, to see you nice."
Crowley Humor
T
"The book of life's short chapter read by fools are fast forgotten."
The Narrator Time
C
"I'm not actually a demon. I'm a fallen angel. There's a difference."
Crowley
A
"You can't trust demons. They're all liars."
Aziraphale Truth
A
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
Aziraphale Humor
T
"An angel who didn't want to serve Heaven and a demon who didn't want to serve Hell."
The Narrator Friendship
T
"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness, although the results are much the same."
The Narrator Wisdom
T
"The End of the World was postponed not because of divine intervention but because someone forgot to pay attention."
The Narrator Humor
T
"There is no such thing as good or evil, only consequences."
The Narrator
A
"Books have a way of surviving even when the world doesn't."
Aziraphale Literature
C
"The secret to survival is to be useful to the people in charge."
Crowley Wisdom
T
"In the end, nothing is ever as bad as you fear it will be."
The Narrator Hope
T
"A snake is just a demon who decided to stay."
The Narrator
A
"The problem with being good is that it attracts a certain type of attention."
Aziraphale
T
"Children are far more likely to believe in a prophecy than adults are."
The Narrator Imagination
T
"The Armageddon was going to happen whether anyone wanted it to or not."
The Narrator
C
"There is something almost holy about doing things badly on purpose."
Crowley Wisdom
T
"The business of running Hell is remarkably similar to running a small business."
The Narrator Work
T
"Friendship between a demon and an angel is impossible in theory but achievable in practice."
The Narrator Friendship
T
"The Apocalypse is like a very large book with only two possible endings."
The Narrator
T
"Paradise is not a place but an agreement about how things should be."
The Narrator Philosophy
C
"The invention of the internal combustion engine was definitely not demonic; it was purely human inspiration."
Crowley Humor
T
"Demonic influence is most effective when it looks like human choice."
The Narrator Power
A
"A bookshop is not just a place; it's a state of mind."
Aziraphale Art