"I want my poor value to exist past me, somewhere else."

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Source : Richard Gilman (1988). “Faith, sex, mystery: a memoir”, Viking Pr

Richard Gilman

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“you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain”
“You would be surprised how many people are in the market not to make money but for the thrill of it!”

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“The greater part of our best years has been passed for our generation in these two great worldconvulsions. All will be changed after this war, which spends in one month more than nations earned before in yearsthere is no more security in our time than in those of the Reformation or the fall of Rome.”
“Where to look if you've lost your mind?”
“Nobody loves a good worship service more than I do, but we are called to make religion real, to make our faith come alive. Helping others have a decent place to live is one way to do that and it doesn't take too long for others to recognize it, too.”
“Who longest waits most surely wins.”
“The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year.”
“If all the people around you are happy with you, you are not doing great work. Progress is disruption and change.”

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