3 Quotes by Lynne M. Hinkey

Coincidence leads to talk and talk to speculation and speculation to rumor and rumor to belief. And belief makes the supernatural real.

Once upon a time, a long, long, long time ago, atoms begat chemical reactions begat molecules begat life. Life responds to stimuli, but it took another 3 billion years before living beings begat the concept of cause and effect. After another 300 million years, cause begat blame. Blame dissociated consequences from action, relieving believers of personal responsibility, and thus blamers begat blamees. Gods.

Possessing magic and being possessed by magic are two sides of the same coin.