"Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much."
— G. K. Chesterton

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in "The Sleep of Trees" (1980) by Jane Yolen, in Tales of Wonder (1983) by Jane Yolen, p. 33