“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
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“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.”
― Brighton Rock
― Brighton Rock
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
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