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God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.

~ Barbara Kingsolver ~

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God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.

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Barbara KingsolverThe Poisonwood Bible

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