How we cite our quotes:
Quote #4
"[God] speaks in stones and trees, the bones of things" (9.50).
You might think at first glance that the judge is an atheist. But at one point, he agrees that God exists and the He always tells the truth through stones and bones. It ain't optimistic, but it ain't atheist either. Then again, the judge might just be messing with people—we wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be Satan. Like, literally Satan.
Quote #5
"Within the doorless cuartel the man who'd been shot sang church hymns and cursed God alternately" (9.65).
People in the world of Blood Meridian often don't know what they think of God. Some people just spend half the time cursing God and the other half singing hymns in God's honor. That's when they're not busy killing each other, of course.
Quote #6
"The gifts of the Almighty are weighed and parceled out in a scale peculiar to himself. It's no fair accountin and I don't doubt but what he'd be the first to admit it and you put the query to him boldface" (10.19).
It's tough to say what God's big plan is, especially when you consider how many people in the world have to suffer, oftentimes for no apparent reason at all. Some people are convinced, though, that no matter what the big plan is, it's not a fair one.