the unsleeping city: season one

• “did you beat up a bunch of angels to come give me tax advice?” / “i just want everything in your life to be easy”
• “it is a cynical and small soul that believes that worship diminishes the soul of the worshipper. all of the people who have had their hearts enlarged and their lives enriched through the act of their devotion... it does not diminish a soul to give worship or adoration.”
• “you know, i think everybody deep down wants somebody as a partner that would— that, you know, would lay down their life for you. and when i met you, i knew you would do that for me. and then i figured out that the reason you would do that for me is because you'd do it for anybody. that's what a hero is. makes me feel kinda selfish, you know? you want to be someone's everything, and you're everybody's everything. made it real hard to feel special. and i feel like a piece of shit for wanting to feel special, because you're the most selfless person i've ever known.”

fantasy high: freshman year

• “the first rule of existence is: as above, so below. people are fractal images of the universe. you are as we are. bad things happen to good people because things happen all the time, and it is up to people to determine whether they are bad or good. in the same way that your heart feels and your mind thinks, you mortal beings are the instrument by which the universe cares. if you choose to care, then the universe cares, and if you don't, then it doesn't.”

fantasy high: sophomore year

• “work is an act of love, and just because you're a little anxious or you get a little flop sweat, i know, and i think your mom knows and i think your friends know that you, staying up with your boards at night trying to crack the case... you don't do that because you don't care about people. that's you saying 'i love you' to the people that matter to you the most.”
• “being mistaken about the nature of something and discovering its true nature is my favorite thing in the world to do.”