Quotes from book
The Broken God

Name: The Broken God
Author: David Zindell

The Broken God is a science fiction novel by American writer David Zindell, published in 1992. It is the first novel of the trilogy A Requiem for Homo Sapiens. The Broken God is essentially a coming of age tale of youngster named Danlo, but at a much grander scale on a faraway planet in the distant future. Interspersed throughout the novel there is also much philosophical contemplation and musings on subjects ranging from mysticism to linguistics and metaphysics.

“In time, the heart of each religion grows hard and dies. And so seekers of the godly will always turn to new prophets and new ways, never realizing that, ultimately, all religions separate man from God.”

David Zindell book The Broken God

Source: The Broken God (1992), p. 481

“Faith — what is this emotion but a desperate attempt to escape from mind-burning fear?”

David Zindell book The Broken God

Source: The Broken God (1992), p. 424

“A man lusts to become a god … and there is murder. Murder upon murder upon murder. Why is the world of men nothing but murder?”

David Zindell book The Broken God

Source: The Broken God (1992), p. 278

“Poems are the dreams of the universe crystallized in words.”

David Zindell book The Broken God

Source: The Broken God (1992), p. 296