# Quote — Tim Powers, Hide Me Among the Graves

> “William will marry eventually,” he said in a quieter tone. He’ll try to have children—he doesn’t believe any of this.”
>
> “Not even in God,” said Maria sadly, shaking her head, “who is our only hope.”
>
> “And an unhelpfully remote and theoretical hope, at that,” Gabriel snapped.

- Author: [Tim Powers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers.md)
- Book: [Hide Me Among the Graves](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers/hide-me-among-the-graves.md)
- Page: 80
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers/hide-me-among-the-graves/william-will-marry

## More from this book

> “She chose to reject me!”
>
> That wasn’t a choice, lad—that was an empty gun saying click.”

p. 184 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers/hide-me-among-the-graves/she-chose-to-reject.md)

> After a few seconds, he said, “You’re devout, aren’t you? Some species of Christian, I imagine?”
>
> She smiled faintly. “Yes.”
>
> “I would say that was a mark against your intelligence, but since you’re both nice girls, I won’t say it. But you assume a sequel to this life, one in which noble sacrifices are rewarded, or at least noted. I’m convinced that no note is taken at all, and that, as far as any one of us is concerned, the universe comes to an end at the moment of his death.”

p. 264 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers/hide-me-among-the-graves/after-a-few.md)

> I’m not a joiner. Any time you work with people, they turn out to be inept clowns.

p. 141 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-powers/hide-me-among-the-graves/im-not-a-joiner.md)