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> [“There have been times I would have given anything for such faith, for the belief that divine justice exists somewhere in the universe. Facing Sarah’s death without it was an existential baptism of fire. The comfort that belief in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/there-have-been-times-i-would-have-given-anything-for-such-faith-for/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

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## More by Greg Iles

> [“path of least resistance, or the walk over hot coals.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/path-of-least-resistance-or-the-walk-over-hot-coals/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [Like my best friend, I asked for drums for Christmas, and got them. But when he moved on to guitar, I realized two things:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/like-my-best-friend-i-asked-for-drums-for-christmas-and-got-them-but/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [“We do not just belong to this universe, we are it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/we-do-not-just-belong-to-this-universe-we-are-it/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [“The mills of the gods grind slowly…but they grind to dust. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/the-mills-of-the-gods-grind-slowly-but-they-grind-to-dust/)

[greg iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [...the larger world lay not across oceans but within the human mind and heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/the-larger-world-lay-not-across-oceans-but-within-the-human-mind-and/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/experiences-are-like-hoarded-gold-whenever-i-dole-out-a-piece-of-my/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [“Because death is the end, and if a man doesn’t speak before it silences him, then the things he holds closest die with him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/because-death-is-the-end-and-if-a-man-doesn-t-speak-before-it/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [I deal with the human psychology and evil. They are my twin issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/i-deal-with-the-human-psychology-and-evil-they-are-my-twin-issues/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [“When we reach the intersection with Homochitto Street, I turn right, into town, and soon we’re passing Dunleith, the antebellum mansion that I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/when-we-reach-the-intersection-with-homochitto-street-i-turn-right/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [The South is the home of 'an eye for an eye.' 'Turning the other cheek'? The South can't see that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/the-south-is-the-home-of-an-eye-for-an-eye-turning-the-other-cheek/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [Some things we must pass over in silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/some-things-we-must-pass-over-in-silence/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [“Let me tell you a secret, Caitlin. We’re still in the cave. It’s just bigger, and we wear nicer clothes. We make alliances and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/let-me-tell-you-a-secret-caitlin-we-re-still-in-the-cave-it-s-just/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [I'll read anything that's good. I have no artificial barriers based on genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/i-ll-read-anything-that-s-good-i-have-no-artificial-barriers-based-on/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [My father has always been the heart of my Penn Cage novels,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/my-father-has-always-been-the-heart-of-my-penn-cage-novels/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

> [I've learned as much about writing from songwriters as I have from other writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-iles/i-ve-learned-as-much-about-writing-from-songwriters-as-i-have-from/)

[Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-iles/)

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