How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"But you no believe in the Stove King."
"Of course not," she snapped. She squirmed in her seat. "But it might make you feel better."
I could see that she really wanted to make herself feel better. No sense taking chances with the supernatural, and so on. I could tell her train of thought because I sometimes carried the little cross she had given me in my pocket – just as insurance. I mean, maybe American demons could be scared off by American charms. (9.6)
Moon Shadow and Robin influence one another with their multiple beliefs and faiths, superstitious or not, suggesting that faith is contagious.
Quote #5
Moon Shadow, you once asked me who or what caused the earthquake. I don't know. It could have been the gods, or dragons, or demons, or it could have simply been a natural event. It doesn't matter, supernatural or natural; it means the same. This life is too short to spend it pursuing little things. I have to do what I know I can and must do. (10.166)
Windrider's belief in the supernatural empowers him to pursue his dreams in the present, more mundane life.
Quote #6
And what can I say of the jeweled dragon palaces or of the undersea gardens? They had fountains, not of water but of air, among other wonders. I could go on for days and days about everything I saw in this palace, but the meanest rooms there, which were assigned to the scrubdragons, were worthy of human emperors. (3.19)
Windrider offers this supernatural parallel universe, challenging common conceptions of reality and knowledge.