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he had broken every law framed expressly against such cases as his; he had studied abroad, he had been "ordained beyond the seas"; he had read his mass in his own bedchamber; he had, practically, received a confession; and it was his fixed
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“All that had happened and would happen was meant to be. Everything happens as it is meant to be.”
― Kristin Lavransdatter
― Kristin Lavransdatter
“you mustn’t believe, Kristin, that there has ever been a priest who has not had to guard himself against the Fiend at the same time as he tried to protect the lambs from the wolf.”
― Kristin Lavransdatter
― Kristin Lavransdatter
“In his will is our peace.”
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“To be in love is to see yourself as someone else sees you, it is to be in love with the falsified and exalted image of yourself. In love we are incapable of honour - the courageous act is no more than playing a part to an audience of two.”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“Christ, you who were crucified! Now I have given up everything that could bind me. And I have placed myself in your hands, if you would find my life worthy enough to be freed from its servitude to Satan. Take me so that I may feel that I am your slave, for then I will possess you in return.”
― Kristin Lavransdatter
― Kristin Lavransdatter
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