# Quote — Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

> “What is that thing?” Quentin said.
>
> “This?” Betsy held up the knife, studying its edge. “This is why I’m here. This is what I’ve always wanted. This is a weapon for killing gods.”
>
> “Why would you want to do that?”
>
> “Have you ever met a fucking god?”
>
> “I guess I can see your point.”

- Author: [Lev Grossman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman.md)
- Book: [The Magician's Land](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman/the-magicians-land.md)
- Page: 189
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lev_Grossman#The_Magician's_Land_(2014)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman/the-magicians-land/what-is-that

## More from this book

> She was starting to suspect that facing up to the nightmare of the past is what gives you the power to build your future.

p. 369 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman/the-magicians-land/she-was-starting.md)

> I admit that you might possibly not be deluding yourself about that.

p. 396 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman/the-magicians-land/i-admit-that.md)

> Heads turned. This was gossip of the very first water—pure pharmaceutical-grade gossip.

p. 256 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lev-grossman/the-magicians-land/heads-turned-this.md)