“The president of the United States has claimed, on more than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive.”
― Letter to a Christian Nation
― Letter to a Christian Nation
“Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.”
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“You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.”
― Brighton Rock
― Brighton Rock
“I wrote at the start that this was a record of hate, and walking there beside Henry towards the evening glass of beer, I found the one prayer that seemed to serve the winter mood: O God, You've done enough, You've robbed me of enough, I'm too tired and old to learn to love, leave me alone forever.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
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