How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
There's some kind of interaction with the Creator—which of course I'm not privy to—and the souls come, slathered in guilt and regrets. There they remain, to agonize and anguish. (2.10)
The way Kiriel describes it isn't pretty. The souls get an extra dose of guilt before heading down to hell to torment themselves for a very long time. Yep, we get why he's sick of his job—seeing that day in and day out would get old to us, too.
Quote #2
More like the peeling back of the outer layers of one's being, all protection ripped off, leaving one with an excruciating, painfully naked self-appraisal. When that was over, I knew what my punishment was. I knew it would have no end. No one told me. I just knew. (2.12)
Before Kiriel is punished for going to earth, he realizes it will be awful; it's not something he's looking forward to. Here's the thing, though: He goes to earth anyway. We might focus on the part where he blames himself for his punishment, but he's actually willing to take it for the pleasure of going to earth.
Quote #3
Most of the "sins" that keep people in Hell are—in my opinion—entirely natural and entirely petty. For example, Envy. It's a rare person indeed who doesn't feel a twinge of jealousy when a friend achieves something the person hasn't. (3.1)
It's completely unfair to blame humans for these sins because it's just in their nature, Kiriel claims. We put too much pressure on people to be perfect, instead of admitting that we'll all slip up once in a while. Sure, we can get behind that. We just have one question: Why do humans feel so guilty over "sinning" if it's not wrong?