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“Fools believe silence is a void needing to be filled; the wise understand there's no such thing as silence.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth

“Love is dangerous, blinding,’â€� he quoted, voice soft against her cheeks in an empty semblance of amusement. He pulled back slightly, just enough that she could see the gentleness, the raw warmth in his gaze. The clean lack of regret. “And yet, I see you so clearly.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“Who do gods pray to?â€� she asked aloud, a dream with open eyes.

The line of his mouth was sharp enough to draw blood. But when he spoke, his voice was snow soft, death soft. “This is not prayer, Suri. It is atonement.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“I want to hear all of your stories,â€� she said, fierce as fire. “Every single one. I don’t care whether they have happy endings or not.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“Gods are not kind. They have never been kind, and they never will be. Humanity would do well to remember that.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“And, as it is clear that no one has taken the time to inform you, the gods favor no one.â€�

“Then what are you?�

He smiled, lovely but hard. “An accident.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“I’m not afraid of you,â€� she said, and the words came out surprisingly steady. His eyebrows arched, slightly, in a silent question.  She hesitated, reaching for the words and continued, “I know you said I should be afraid of you. Because the gods aren’t kind.â€� She tilted her head, and her headband unsteadied in her hair. “Can’t you be the exception?â€�

“You misunderstood me.â€� His voice was low, empty; mountains carved into shells. “I’m not unkind because  the gods are unkind. It is true enough that they are not kind, not a single one of them, but you must understand that I am the worst of them all.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“In the shadowed corridor, he looked incandescent and young. All the right components of a boy slotted into all the right places, but not quite a boy. Build A Boy’s singular business failure, she thought hysterically, and then rubbed at her eyes until the smile passed.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“The ghosts of her past never left her, save for the few moments of aching relief she had in the ring. And soon enough, the ring would be gone—the city itself would be gone, the citizens nothing but ink smudged numbers in a ledger and an addition to the accusatory voices in the back of her head.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“So this is the power of a god, she had thought, a little unsteady, a little fearful. If that was him fully bound—if even a slight release in the sankhili meant he burned like the sun—then she could not fathom what he would be like once unbound.

If you lock away a god’s power, she thought, do they become human?”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“There is an old rumor that the gods reside in the stars.â€�

She looked over at him. “Is it true?�

His expression turned strained. “I wanted it to be, when I was younger. But I think I was wrong. They are here with us, in every word and every breath.”
― Varsha Ravi, The Heartless Divine

“But . . . not all bad things are bad for you, and not all good things are good.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre