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"Any ironic or irreverent disciple of Voltaire will find it difficult to resist making the obvious remark that, things being what they are, purity can be maintained only so long as there are innocent creatures to sacrifice in this world, whether turtledoves, lambs, or others."

-Saramago, Jose. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

"The son of Joseph and Mary was born, like any other child, covered with his mother’s blood, dripping with mucus, and suffering in silence. He cried because they made him cry, and he will cry for this one and only reason."

-Saramago, Jose. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

"Yes, with God all things are possible, He knows and sees all things, both in heaven and on earth, praise be to Him, but, forgive the irreverence, I’m not sure He can do much to help you this time, because you’re in the hands of Caesar."

-Saramago, Jose. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

"BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF TAMMUZ AND AB, WHEN GRAPES were gathered in the vineyards and the figs began ripening amid the dark green vine leaves, certain events took place."

-Saramago, Jose. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

"Thin and smooth haired, the second man bows to the earth that will devour him, this pathetic creature condemned to both death and hell must be the Bad Thief, an honest man when all is said and done, who, free of divine and human laws, did not pretend to believe that sudden repentance suffices to redeem a whole life of evil."

-Saramago, Jose. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.