“Some folk learned the nature of God, that He was merciful, having spared a husband or some cattle, that He was strict, having meted out hard punishment for small sins, that He was attentive, having sent signs of the hunger beforehand, that He was just, having sent the hunger in the first place, or having sent the whales and the teeming reindeer in the end. Some folk learned that He was to be found in the world-in the richness of the grass and the pearly beauty of the Heavens, and others learned that He could not be found in the world, for the world is always wanting, and God is completion.”
Quote by Jane Smiley
Book:The Greenlanders
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The Greenlanders
This historical fiction book delves into the daily struggles and cultural nuances of the Norse people who settled in Greenland during the medieval period. more
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