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“those who would rather be miserable than have their self-will crossed”
— 7 hours, 58 min ago
Henry Maxwell
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The scene with the angel and the lizard on the shoulder had me cracking up…
“May I kill it?”
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“May I kill it?”
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“May I kill it?”
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“I cannot kill it against your will. It is impossible. Have I your permission?”
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“Then I may?”
— 18 hours, 2 min ago
“May I kill it?”
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“May I kill it?”
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“May I kill it?”
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“I cannot kill it against your will. It is impossible. Have I your permission?”
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“Then I may?”
Henry Maxwell
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“You cannot love a fellow-creature till you love God”
— 18 hours, 23 min ago
Henry Maxwell
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A recommendation from TWO friends, I eagerly jumped into this one.
As Lent begins, I found great solace picturing the thought of someone particular coming to retrieve us and bring us to God in Heaven. Notably, the Ghost is clearly entirely scared of the “mountains” and cannot humbly accept that a past antagonizer is there to “help” him. Nor can he accept there is forgiveness and no more “private affair”
— Feb 18, 2026 07:13AM
As Lent begins, I found great solace picturing the thought of someone particular coming to retrieve us and bring us to God in Heaven. Notably, the Ghost is clearly entirely scared of the “mountains” and cannot humbly accept that a past antagonizer is there to “help” him. Nor can he accept there is forgiveness and no more “private affair”
