Just then, for an instant, the film of reality slipped off the spokes of its projector. Everything went completely askew and then righted itself agai… - Lev Grossman

It's a funny thing about the old gods," he said. "You think that just because they're old they must be difficult to kill. But when the fighting starts, they go down just like anybody else. They aren't stronger, they're just older.

Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever."
"You can't just decide to be happy."
"No, you can't. But you can sure as hell decide to be miserable. Is that what you want?

Hate isn’t like love, it doesn’t end. It goes on forever. You can never get to the bottom of it. And it’s so pure, so unconditional!