Quotation

Her green eyes looked at Wednesday. They were, Shadow decided, the exact same color as a leaf in spring with the sun shining through it. === “My mom used to say, ‘Life isn’t fair,’” said Shadow. “Of course she did,” said Wednesday. “It’s one of those things that moms say, right up there with ‘If all your friends jumped off a cliff would you do it too?’” === It’s true what they say, thought Shadow. If you can fake sincerity, you’ve got it made. === “Oh. I thought it was maybe like an X-Files kinda thing,” he says. === “You play your cards so close to your chest,” said Shadow, “that I’m not even sure that they’re really cards at all.” === Nobody ever told Paul Bunyan stories. Nobody ever believed in Paul Bunyan. He came staggering out of a New York ad agency in 1910 and filled the nation’s myth stomach with empty calories.”