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Vann Turner
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From *Ascent from Hell* to *Sometimes*
Twenty-seven years ago, under the title Ascent from Hell, Sometimes was completed. At one of the big-5 publishing houses, it got the attention of the first two sets of readers. They sent it up to the Editor, with their recommendation, “an important novel that deserves publication.” The Editor demurred, writing to me, “prodigiously inventive, just not my cup of tea.”
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The Author's Review. Readers tell me that after the charm of Sometimes' brief prologue--a dog speaking to God--the opening chapters are difficult and make them uncomfortable. Those chapters with their talk of an S/M relationship with a woman are a dep ...more |
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“King: Should I specify for the realm what religion will be acceptable in this Kingdom, as the Emperor in the East did?
Titus: If you are of such sagacity, my Lord, that you know all the secrets of the Universe, you would be remiss if you did not specify the acceptable religion. But if you, too, are mortal, and your understanding is partial, I would think it arrogant to dictate to the people how they should approach Existence. Each has his own understanding, and each his own ability to understand.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Titus: If you are of such sagacity, my Lord, that you know all the secrets of the Universe, you would be remiss if you did not specify the acceptable religion. But if you, too, are mortal, and your understanding is partial, I would think it arrogant to dictate to the people how they should approach Existence. Each has his own understanding, and each his own ability to understand.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
“He wondered how sick in heart a woman needed to be for her to forsake a delight in flowers.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
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“King: Should I specify for the realm what religion will be acceptable in this Kingdom, as the Emperor in the East did?
Titus: If you are of such sagacity, my Lord, that you know all the secrets of the Universe, you would be remiss if you did not specify the acceptable religion. But if you, too, are mortal, and your understanding is partial, I would think it arrogant to dictate to the people how they should approach Existence. Each has his own understanding, and each his own ability to understand.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Titus: If you are of such sagacity, my Lord, that you know all the secrets of the Universe, you would be remiss if you did not specify the acceptable religion. But if you, too, are mortal, and your understanding is partial, I would think it arrogant to dictate to the people how they should approach Existence. Each has his own understanding, and each his own ability to understand.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
“He wondered how sick in heart a woman needed to be for her to forsake a delight in flowers.”
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
― To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.”
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