How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I didn't want to murder Reed. I wanted to change him, but I knew that wasn't possible. All humans have free will. Reed was the only one who could do the changing. (16.24).
Yikes, seems like Kiriel jumped a few steps, right? Reed knocks him around a bit and Kiriel's already talking about murdering him? Sheesh. The saddest part is that Kiriel knows he can't actually change Reed at all; the bully has to make that choice for himself.
Quote #8
Was this what being human did to you? Warped you so that all you could think about was the tiny points at which other people's lives intersected yours? Made you forget that every one of these points has not only a history, but an infinite number of possible futures that can be spun out or stunted—or even unraveled to make more possibilities? (21.78)
If there are an "infinite number of possible futures" then people must be choosing the way they act, and that doesn't sound like fate at all. In fact, if humans are really in control of what happens in their lives, then fate doesn't play a role at all. Seems to go against what he tells us about his job in hell.
Quote #9
I'd never realized it before. Blasphemy, perhaps—but still, I felt it was true. Perhaps, I thought as Jason trudged down the sidewalk, the reason I never wanted to worship perfection is that perfection is dull. (23.32)
Perfection might be dull, but that doesn't stop a lot of people from striving for it. Here, Kiriel admits that he gets sick of perfection, which is why he makes his own choices. We might think of this as another way of saying that he has a choice to make in life, and isn't dictated by the Creator or anyone else.