

“You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.”
― Brighton Rock
― Brighton Rock

“Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.”
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“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

“I hate you, God. I hate you as though you actually exist.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
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