“I’m not afraid of you,” she said, and the words came out surprisingly steady. His eyebrows arched, slightly, in a silent question. She hesitated, reaching for the words and continued, “I know you said I should be afraid of you. Because the gods aren’t kind.” She tilted her head, and her headband unsteadied in her hair. “Can’t you be the exception?” “You misunderstood me.” His voice was low, empty; mountains carved into shells. “I’m not unkind because the gods are unkind. It is true enough that they are not kind, not a single one of them, but you must understand that I am the worst of them all.” KindnessGodsKiranSuri Book:The Heartless Divine Source: The Heartless Divine
“There is an old rumor that the gods reside in the stars.” She looked over at him. “Is it true?” His expression turned strained. “I wanted it to be, when I was younger. But I think I was wrong. They are here with us, in every word and every breath.” StarsGodsKiranSuri Book:The Heartless Divine Source: The Heartless Divine
“Gods are not kind. They have never been kind, and they never will be. Humanity would do well to remember that.” HumanityImmortalityGodsKiranSuri Book:The Heartless Divine Source: The Heartless Divine
“And, as it is clear that no one has taken the time to inform you, the gods favor no one.” “Then what are you?” He smiled, lovely but hard. “An accident.” GodsKiranSuri Book:The Heartless Divine Source: The Heartless Divine
“So this is the power of a god, she had thought, a little unsteady, a little fearful. If that was him fully bound—if even a slight release in the sankhili meant he burned like the sun—then she could not fathom what he would be like once unbound. If you lock away a god’s power, she thought, do they become human?” HumansHumanityPowerGodsKiranSuri Book:The Heartless Divine Source: The Heartless Divine