“It may be that in the belief of the possibility of redemption, people willingly do wrong. Redemption waits, like a side door, there in whatever court of judgement we eventually find ourselves. Not even the payment of a fine is demanded, simply the empty negotiation that absolves responsibility. A shaking of hands and off one goes, through that side door, with the judge benignly watching on. Culpability and consequences neatly evaded. There is, in this, no moral compass. No need for one, for every path leads to the same place, where blessing is passed out, no questions asked. The cult of the Redeemer... it is an abomination.” MoralityRedemptionReligionsMalazanItkovian Book:Toll the Hounds Source: Toll the Hounds
“Bless you, that you not be taken. Bless you, that you begin in your time and that you end in its fullness. Bless you, in the name of the Redeemer, in my name, against the cruel harvesters of the soul, the takers of life. Bless you, that your life and each life shall be as it is written, for peace is born of completion. - Itkovian” PeaceRedemptionItkovian Book:Toll the Hounds Source: Toll the Hounds