Gone God World Quotes

“Trust the unicorn, but don’t put all your hope in him.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Love is not the doe-eyed virgin you believe her to be. Love is always hungry. Love is always wanting. Love is not rational. Love does not compromise. And Love is not happy simply possessing you. It wants to own you. Control you. Be you. The first murder was because of love. And I promise you that the last of your kind will die for it. “Love is the single-minded hunter who consumes its prey, sucking it of all it’s worth and then seeks another. Love is only happy when you are on your knees, begging it to stay. And love will walk away, leaving you to your self pity just to feel your need. “Love”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“She did not light a cigarette, she ignited it. She did not brush back her hair, she sculpted it. She did not smile at you, she inflamed you.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Since the GrandExodus, I have spent all my time reading and brooding, barely a sober moment in between.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“His words lacked sympathy, while at the same time expressed a depth of empathy beyond anything I have felt before.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“O progeny of Heav’n, empyreal Thrones,                  With reason hath deep silence and demur                  Seized us, though undismayed: long is the way                  And hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”   Milton”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The slow suicide of a broken heart.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Like the tearing of fabric or the sheering of skin, your soul rips away from you. It is solid and hard, and unmistakable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How does one bear the march of time, knowing that each moment spent will never return? How do you accept that the breath just breathed takes you one step closer to the void? How do accept that an end is coming and no amount of power or wealth or talent will ever save you from it? How do you live knowing you are going to die? I had no idea and my ignorance suddenly felt very funny to me. A laugh escaped my being and my sides split in agonizing pain at the effort, “One day at a time,” I said, “One day at a time.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“claws. I even threw in a Care Bear Stare for good measure. ”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I may be alone, but I am not lonely. This world is my canvas and already I have made so many wondrous places.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“It was as if there was absolutely nothing in the universe but my consciousness and it felt awful. Already I could feel the utter lack of anything pierce my mind, crushing me under its overwhelming absence.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“odd scene viewed through the lens of a camera that only filmed in fast forward.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I never knew so much joy could also hurt so badly. How does one heart have room for both? Unsure”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“maybe your second chance isn’t up yet. None of ours is.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“The fear was that you’ll write down a false idea and, like the Golden Calf, worship it. An idea is far more dangerous than a statue, no matter how big or golden it is. “But”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Size, cosmically speaking, doesn’t matter. Only space. And even the smallest of spaces can hold the vastest of universes.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Life and death—to think that only a breath divides them.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Perhaps the same would be true of certain mortal acts. Your first step, your first word. All milestones along the road that ultimately ends in death.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I’d rather live in a world where I believe the Devil is good and be wrong, then not give him a chance and be right.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Try eons fighting over misinterpreted messages, centuries of killing for words misheard, and then you will understand what it means to have blood on your hands.” Hermes”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“you humans have an incredible ability to hear exactly what you want to hear and then kill anyone who understands differently.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Having luck means you have no control. But you always have some control. Even if it is only to run or to fight.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“That was the lie that the gods tried to convince mortals of… that what happened to you was destiny, out of your hands, the will of the gods. But it was always in mortal hands. Always.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I miss being with you, lying on a couch and doing nothing. I miss being bored next to you. I miss hearing you breathe and feeling the warmth of your body. I miss watching TV.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Have a good night, Jean-Luc Matthias who is just missing the Mark,”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“How easily we break our principles, claiming that necessity deems it acceptable.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“Death is what binds us together, our only shared experience and for that reason, if nothing else, death should not be feared, but embraced.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“I guess when you had the word of God on your side, tact wasn’t one of the skills you needed to develop.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World

“It’s like asking what your religion is—or was—or how much money you got in your bank account or if you’re straight or gay. Leaves too much room for profiling, and I’d rather judge you on what I see than what I believe.”
― R.E. Vance, Gone God World