Martha

“The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West

“Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“And how does God speak to you?"
"In the language of everything that is beautiful.”
― Mark Helprin, A Soldier of the Great War

“Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas