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If there is a God who uses us and makes his saints out of such material as we are, the devil too may have his ambitions: he may dream of training even...more

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But you do believe, don’t you," Rose implored him, "you think it’s true?" "Of course it’s true," the Boy said. "What else could there be?" he went sco...more

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I know one thing you don't. I know the difference between Right and Wrong. They didn't teach you that at school.'Rose didn't answer the woman was quit...more

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You can’t conceive, my child, nor can I or anyone the … appalling … strangeness of the mercy of God.

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But she wouldn't pray, she took what comfort and credit she could for not praying; it wasn't that one disbelieved in prayer; one never lost all one's ...more

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Whew,' he said, 'I'm glad that's over, Thomas. I've been feeling awfully bad about it.' It was only too evident that he no longer did.

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You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.'Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can desire the peace of victory wi...more

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When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity – that was a quality God’s image carried with it. When you saw the l...more