The Beguiling Man

American Gods 2×2

Czernobog: This is not good. There's... much to be done. The bell must ring. Mirrors covered. Windows opened. We must sprinkle the holy salt—

Czernobog: Wōtan... this country... is no good.

Mr. Wednesday: Mama-ji, you hear the battle cries. May I count on your blades?
Mama-Ji: You brought the fight to my doorstep! I have no choice but to resume the lopping of heads, drinking of blood, and liberating of souls... That is, if I can swap my weekend shift with Arjun.

Mr. Wednesday: Great battles require great preparation.
Anansi: And sacrifice to you.

Mr. Town: You're one tough motherfucker, Shadow Moon. I'll give you that. Is that why Cargo needs you? Hmm?
Shadow Moon: I don't know who the fuck Cargo is.
Mr. Town: He calls himself All-Father. Grimm. He goes by the name... Wednesday.

Mr. Town: Let me ask you a question. When somebody... when somebody tells you to rob a casino, or a bank, then you do it. When someone tells you to join the Old Gods in a secret war against the New Gods, then you do it. You are always just going with the flow, Shadow. And I need to know, why? Why the fuck is that?! Hmm?
Shadow Moon: ... Curious spirit.

Laura: I don't believe in luck. I don't. I'm an atheist... God is a fairy tale for grown-ups.
Mad Sweeney: Well, you're in the fairy tale now, aren't ya? ...
Laura: You things are not gods, by the way. You're made by people. People who need answers and they're too fucking lazy to look for them themselves. I mean, who the fuck ever needed a leprechaun? You take and you take and you take and what do you give back to people? Nothing. You are monsters under the bed, just fucking with human lives.

Laura: I don't know what kind of syphilitic time period spawned leprechauns, but in my world, infidelity does not warrant a death sentence.
Mad Sweeney: Where I'm from, it's the greatest sin. To betray your sworn true love is the crime of a coward...
Laura: Cow!

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Shadow: Is there a book that you haven't read?
Shadow's Mom: A good book is a loyal and constant friend.

Shadow's Mom: Those boys and those cops, they want the same things we do: to be valued, to matter in this world. And to feel some love.
Shadow: But they don't even know me.
Shadow's Mom: They think they do. Their whole life they've been hearing a story about who you are. And you're the enemy in that story. One who will take what they have. Keep them from getting what they want.
Shadow: But that's not me.
Shadow's Mom: It doesn't matter. Most things people believe about the world are lies.

Mad Sweeney: Jesus, woman, are there any flies in the state of Wisconsin that aren't flocking to ya?

The Caretaker: That's the funny thing about magic. It takes years of practice. For most people.

Shadow's Mom: There's a light in you that is stronger than anything else.
Shadow: I don't feel it.
Shadow's Mom: It's there.
Shadow: How do you know?
Shadow's Mom: I gave it to you. I give it to you every day.

Laura: What's your shortcut, please?
Mad Sweeney: It's a little bit like the backstage. But a lot smaller. It's a place I can hide things. Be a tight squeeze getting through there with your manky hide but I can try. If it's that important to you.

Laura: You know, you could try a little gratitude every now and then. Might improve your luck...

Mr. Town: I work for the Gods. They gave us penicillin and streaming porn and aircraft carriers that circle the globe. You're siding with the relics who, quite frankly, don't deserve an ounce of your faith.

Mad Sweeney: Smile. It's just a bit of fun.

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