Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead - Neil Gaiman, American Gods

"The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies."

"Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead"

"I don't know much more than I did when I was alive. Most of the stuff I know now that I didn't know then I can't put into words."

"That is the eternal folly of man. To be chasing after the sweet flesh, without realizing that it is simply a pretty cover for the bones."

"Hey,"said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are."The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes."Say 'Nevermore,'"said Shadow."Fuck you,"said the raven."