quotes by R. Scott Bakker

"Faith is the truth of passion. Since no passion is more true than another, faith is the truth of nothing."
— R. Scott Bakker (The Darkness That Comes Before)

"Doubt begets understanding, and understanding begets compassion. Verily, it is conviction that kills."
— R. Scott Bakker (The Thousandfold Thought)

"No soul moves alone through the world, Leweth. Our every thought stems from the thoughts of others. Our every word is but a repetition of world spoken before. Every time we listen, we allow the movements of another should to carry our own...NO one's soul moves alone, Leweth. When one love dies, on must learn to love another."
— R. Scott Bakker (The Darkness That Comes Before)