“When the parish priest rebuked him for his celibacy, saying it would lead him into debaucheryand sin, hesaid that a man who had to be muzzled bya wife as a protection against debauchery was not worthy of the joy of innocence. After that people began to treat him with priestly respect.” PeopleMenJoySinWifeTreatsWorthyProtectionInnocencePriestsCelibacyNot WorthyParishDebaucheryParish Priest Author:Liam O'Flaherty
“I was born on a storm-swept rock and hate the soft growth of sun-baked lands where there is no frost in men's bones.” MenHateGrowthBornSunLandRocksBonesStormFrostIreland And The Irish Book:The Wave: And Other Stories Source: The Wave: And Other Stories
