# Quote — Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

> Just as seeing Heaven's light gave him an awareness of God's presence in all things in the mortal plane, so it has made him aware of God's absence in all things in Hell.

- Author: [Ted Chiang](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang.md)
- Book: [Stories of Your Life and Others](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang/stories-of-your-life-and-others.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang#Stories_of_Your_Life_and_Others_(2002)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang/stories-of-your-life-and-others/just-as-seeing

## More from this book

> Technology is being used to manipulate us through our emotional reactions, so it’s only fair that we use it to protect ourselves too.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang/stories-of-your-life-and-others/technology-is-being.md)

> God is not just, God is not kind, God is not merciful, and understanding that is essential to true devotion.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang/stories-of-your-life-and-others/god-is-not.md)

> We’ve reached a point where we can begin to adjust our minds. The question is, when is it appropriate for us to do so? We shouldn’t automatically accept that natural is better, nor should we automatically presume that we can improve on nature. It’s up to us to decide which qualities we value, and what’s the best way to achieve those.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ted-chiang/stories-of-your-life-and-others/weve-reached-a-point.md)