Atone Quotes

“The depravity of man's heart knows no floor, and everyone in this hard country has a sordid chapter in the story of their life, that they're trying either to atone for, or stay ahead of.”
― Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

“...and when we die
we die alone
I cry, I cry alone
Like a piece of stone
I am thrown
into the wavy ocean of life
to atone...to atone
Only to atone...”
― Munia Khan

“In the very end,
all we have left
to atone for
our faults
are words.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“[...] 'You, sir,' the man said, addressing Essex. 'Do you atone?'
'Daily,' said Essex.
'Sin?'
'When I can,' said Essex manfully.
'Metal?'
'I beg your pardon?'
'How do you stand on metal? Allow yourselves metal fastenings? Meat? Ills of the flesh?'
'I am heir to all of them,' said Essex, inspired. [...]”
― Shirley Jackson, The Sundial