1. I hung balanced, a creature of two minds. (110)
  1. “By a single stroke, the most criminal acts must be converted to heroic and meritorious deeds.” (117)
  1. “The total ruin of institutions and morals is an act of creation. A religious act.” (118)
  1. “All systems are evil. All governments are evil. Not just a trifle evil. Monstrously evil.” (120)
  1. I have thought up a horrible dream to impute to Hrothgar… (123-124)
  1. Something is coming, strange as spring. I am afraid. (126)
  1. “I told him my opinion of the King of the Gods, and he didn’t deny it. I believe I’m approximately right.” (134)
  1. Tedium is the worst pain. (138)
  1. “The gods made this world for our joy!” the young priest squeals. (138)
  1. We’re on our own again. Abandoned. (149)
  1. “Beware the fish” (149)
  1. If I murdered the last of the Scyldings, what would I live for? I’d have to move. (158)
  1. “But wait up for Grendel for one night’s space and all your glorious successes will be done with.” (161)
  1. “Fate often enough will spare a man if his courage holds.” (162)
  1. His mouth did not seem to move with his words and the harder I stared at his gleaming shoulders, the more uncertain I was of their shape (163-164)
  1. He was struggling to make himself hope for the stranger’s success no doubt. (164)

  1. I hung balanced, a creature of two minds. (110)
  1. “By a single stroke, the most criminal acts must be converted to heroic and meritorious deeds.” (117)
  1. “The total ruin of institutions and morals is an act of creation. A religious act.” (118)
  1. “All systems are evil. All governments are evil. Not just a trifle evil. Monstrously evil.” (120)
  1. I have thought up a horrible dream to impute to Hrothgar… (123-124)
  1. Something is coming, strange as spring. I am afraid. (126)
  1. “I told him my opinion of the King of the Gods, and he didn’t deny it. I believe I’m approximately right.” (134)
  1. Tedium is the worst pain. (138)
  1. “The gods made this world for our joy!” the young priest squeals. (138)
  1. We’re on our own again. Abandoned. (149)
  1. “Beware the fish” (149)
  1. If I murdered the last of the Scyldings, what would I live for? I’d have to move. (158)
  1. “But wait up for Grendel for one night’s space and all your glorious successes will be done with.” (161)
  1. “Fate often enough will spare a man if his courage holds.” (162)
  1. His mouth did not seem to move with his words and the harder I stared at his gleaming shoulders, the more uncertain I was of their shape (163-164)
  1. He was struggling to make himself hope for the stranger’s success no doubt. (164)