“I do not believe a person can take two issues from Scripture, those being abortion and gay marriage, and adhere to them as sins, then neglect much of the rest and call himself a fundamentalist or even a conservative. The person who believes the sum of his morality involves gay marriage and abortion alone, and neglects health care and world trade and the environment and loving his neighbor and feeding the poor is, by definition, a theological liberal, because he takes what he wants from Scripture and ignores the rest.”
― Searching for God Knows What
― Searching for God Knows What
“two people who were once very close can
without blame
or grand betrayal
become strangers.
perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.”
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without blame
or grand betrayal
become strangers.
perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.”
―
“but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
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