--- title: "1 God Terrible Quotes By G. Willow Wilson" description: "1 God Terrible quotes by G. Willow Wilson. Plus more from G. Willow Wilson and more God Terrible sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg" --- > [“You’re not a failure, Uncle,” he said, the words awkward and insufficient in his mouth. “It’s only that we don’t feel safe. A game has a reset button. You have infinite chances for success. Real life is awfully permanent compared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-words-awkward-and-insufficient/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg) ## More by G. Willow Wilson > [“I don't want foreigners involved in my business. Jinn are one thing but I draw the line at Americans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/i-don-t-want-foreigners-involved-in-my-business-jinn-are-one-thing/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“When have I ever suggested you burn them? I am allowed to have opinions, aren’t I? And I don’t hate them—I don’t give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/when-have-i-ever-suggested-you-burn-them-i-am-allowed-to-have/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“Nobody as the right to give up on a whole generation before it's even had a right to prove itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/nobody-as-the-right-to-give-up-on-a-whole-generation-before-it-s-even/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“What naive garbage. People don't want freedom anymore--even those to whom freedom is a kind of religion are afraid of it, like trembling acolytes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/what-naive-garbage-people-don-t-want-freedom-anymore-even-those-to/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“At some point, the devoted pass from belief into certainty. I did not believe in Islam; I opened my eyes every morning and saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/at-some-point-the-devoted-pass-from-belief-into-certainty-i-did-not/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“The force that played havoc with the cortisol in my blood was the same force that helped my body recover; if I felt better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/the-force-that-played-havoc-with-the-cortisol-in-my-blood-was-the/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“But there is a girl mixed up in all of this, I have no doubt. In a lovely silk veil, whose modesty does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/but-there-is-a-girl-mixed-up-in-all-of-this-i-have-no-doubt-in-a/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“In his mind he made himself get down off the ledge and go outside to help Dina with her bags, then to see if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/in-his-mind-he-made-himself-get-down-off-the-ledge-and-go-outside-to/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“These are not the banu adam you're looking for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/these-are-not-the-banu-adam-you-re-looking-for/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“It’s a strange feeling, praying into your hands, filling the air between them with words. We think of divinity as something infinitely big, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/it-s-a-strange-feeling-praying-into-your-hands-filling-the-air/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“How dense and literal it is. I thought it had a much more sophisticated brain." "Your mother is dense," Alif said wearily. "My mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/how-dense-and-literal-it-is-i-thought-it-had-a-much-more/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [Many of us prefer to live in places abandoned by humans. Less work for us. Detroit is very popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/many-of-us-prefer-to-live-in-places-abandoned-by-humans-less-work-for/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“It’s why men are meant to have beards—growing all that hair leaves no energy for moodiness. Much more dignified.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/it-s-why-men-are-meant-to-have-beards-growing-all-that-hair-leaves-no/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“They are yours, but you don’t understand them,” snapped Reza. “Only Adam was given true intellect, and only the banu adam have the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/they-are-yours-but-you-don-t-understand-them-snapped-reza-only-adam/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) > [“I'm not interested in your back alley pseudohikma. I need straight answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/i-m-not-interested-in-your-back-alley-pseudohikma-i-need-straight/) [G. 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