Tell the believers and the non-believers. Tell them we’ve taken the spring. They can have it back when they pray for it.

Mr. Wednesday

You wanted a war, Glad-of-War. You have one. Be glad. It will be the war you die in.

Mr. World

I’d like to have a word with my husband.

Laura

Mr. Wednesday: Do you believe?
Shadow: I believe.
Mr. Wednesday: What do you believe, Shadow?
Shadow: Everything.

People create gods when they wonder why things happen. Do you know why things happen? Because gods make them happen. You wanna know how to make good things happen? Be good to your god. You give a little. You get a little. The simplicity of that bargain has always been appealing. That’s why we’re here, and that’s precisely why I matter.

Mr. Wednesday

I was killed by a god. Which fucking god?

Laura

Well, I deal in sugar, sugar. And you’re the sweetest damn thing I’ve ever seen.

Easter [to Shadow]

Believing is seeing. Gods are real if you believe in them.

Mr. Wednesday

There’s no end to the cruelty of men threatened by strong women.

Mr. Nancy

Mr. Nancy: Let me tell a goddamn story! I got a good one. Real good. Once upon a time… See? It sounds good already. You’re hooked.
Mr. Wednesday: Just get on with it already.

American Gods Season 1 Episode 8 Quotes

There’s no end to the cruelty of men threatened by strong women.

Mr. Nancy

Mr. Nancy: Let me tell a goddamn story! I got a good one. Real good. Once upon a time… See? It sounds good already. You’re hooked.
Mr. Wednesday: Just get on with it already.