The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

by James Islington

“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable—but that’s not faith. Nor is believing in something that gives you no pause for doubt, no reason or desire to question. Faith is something more than that. By definition, it cannot have proof as its foundation.”

“Such is the way of weak men,” he murmured. “Daring to believe only in what can be seen, touched, and measured.”