Adeline

“The gods cared nothing for the fate of mortals, and those who prayed to them for benediction were no less fools than those who railed against them when the winds of fortune turned contrary. The truth was, people believed in divine stewardship because they wanted to believe the gods would protect them. Because it was safer to have faith in some higher order than it was to acknowledge the precariousness of their lives.”
― Marc Turner, Dragon Hunters

“There is no design. The universe isn’t kind or cruel. The universe is vast and indifferent to our desires.”
― Tom Sweterlitsch, The Gone World

“Well I haven’t. Forgotten, that is. In the dome, you admitted I’m the better shot.”
“Must’ve taken a blow to the head. Amazing the stuff people come out with when the world’s spinning.”
Jenna searched his eyes. “You’d take it all back, then? The things you said?”
Luker kept her waiting while he took a sip from the flask. “No,” he replied at last, holding her gaze. “No, I wouldn’t.”
― Marc Turner, When the Heavens Fall

“Nothing blinks out, nothing ends. Everything exists, always exists. Life is but a dream, Shannon. Self is the only illusion.”
― Tom Sweterlitsch, The Gone World