The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country #2)

by Matt Ruff

it was satisfying, watching him go down. Like knocking a tree over with one finger.”

my daddy taught me to think like a scientist, which means not only do I not know everything, I know I can’t know everything. There’s always going to be more to learn.

you’re still alive, and that matters. I would hope that it matters to you, and that that’s enough, but if it isn’t, remember those people who came before you, who made it possible for you to even think about giving up—and remember the ones who’ll come after, who’ll only get to make their own choices if you don’t give up.

“It’s OK to have doubts. We all do, and you’d be stupid not to. Because you can’t know everything. But that uncertainty cuts both ways: if the things we don’t know were all bad, you wouldn’t even be here to worry about them. So when you feel yourself despairing, remember that just because you can’t think of a reason to hope, doesn’t mean there isn’t one.

And as for God, remember that even a universe where He didn’t exist could still act, sometimes, like one where He does. When you least expect it, you’ll find yourself in light.