Purposeless and Blind
Urthred: These Earthlings do not yet dare to see what our Mother Nature is. At the back of their minds is still the desire to abandon themselves to her. They do not see that except for our eyes and wills, she is purposeless and blind. She is not awful, she is horrible.
Get the book at Bookshop.org Supports independent bookstores. We earn a small commission.
Context: Urthred rejects the Earthlings' faith in a wise Mother Nature that keeps things in balance.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Men Like Gods, Book the First, Chapter the Sixth (Some Earthly Criticisms), Section 5