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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

by Kate Wilhelm

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Apr 19, 2026 11:16AM

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The Abominable

by Dan Simmons

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Apr 14, 2026 05:24AM

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Possession Island: A Novel

by Sarah McCarry (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 10, 2026 08:51PM

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Parting the Veil by Paulette Kennedy

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So....what happened to her only caring about her horse empire???

“I think there is no suffering greater than what is caused by the doubts of those who want to believe. I know what torment this is, but I can only see it, in myself anyway, as the process by which faith is deepened. A faith that just accepts is a child's faith and all right for children, but eventually you have to grow religiously as every other way, though some never do.

What people don't realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross. It is much harder to believe than not to believe. If you feel you can't believe, you must at least do this: keep an open mind. Keep it open toward faith, keep wanting it, keep asking for it, and leave the rest to God.”
― Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

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“...the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we are fed. It seems to be a fact that you have to suffer as much from the Church as for it but if you believe in the divinity of Christ, you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it. ”
― Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

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