Olaf Stapledon Quote

The fictitious deities of all races in all worlds once more crowded themselves upon me, symbols of majesty and tenderness, of ruthless power, of blind creativity, and of all-seeing wisdom. And though these images were but the fantasies of created minds, it seemed to me that one and all did indeed embody some true feature of the Star Maker's impact upon the creatures.

Chapter XIII: The Beginning and the End; 3. The Supreme Moment and After (p. 161) - Star Maker (1937)