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“If it be ungentlemanly to kiss and tell, it is still further from gentlemanliness to pray and tell.”

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Rebecca West, born Cecil William James on December 21, 1892, and died on March 15, 1983, was a prominent British author of the 20th century. Known for her profound social insight and unique literary style, she left a lasting impact on the world of literature. more

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“In these pages your imaginations, your desires, your passions are given life; Thoughts take shape that turn into dreams and our aspirations all start with a dream. Reading is where those dreams really can come true over and over again.”

Dream Desire Turns Passion Reading Given Imagination Shapes Pages Aspiration Thoughts On Life Given Life

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“It is not possible that a just God should forgive people who are wicked because another person who was good endured agony by being nailed to a cross.”

People Should Persons Crosses Forgiving Wicked Agony

Book:Black lamb and grey falcon: a journey through Yugoslavia

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“Like all bad drivers, he [Henry Andrews] thought he was the best driver in the world...”

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“Marriage had certain commercial advantages. By it the man secures the exclusive right to the woman's body and by it, the woman binds the man to support her during the rest of her life.... A more disgraceful bargain was never struck.”

Men Body Certain Support He Man Advantage Exclusive Bargains Disgraceful Women's Bodies

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“The case against religion is the responsibility of God for the sufferings of mankind, which makes it impossible to believe the good things said about Him in the Bible, and consequently to believe anything it says about Him.”

Believe Said Suffering Responsibility Cases Impossible Mankind Good Things Against Religion

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Source: Survivors in Mexico

“The redemptive power of divine grace no longer seemed credible, nor very respectable in the arbitrary performance that was claimed for it.”

Grace Divine Performances Arbitrary Respectable Credible Divine Grace

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“Unfortunately, all gatherings convened for the betterment of the human lot show a tendency to gas themselves, and not with laughing-gas either.”

Humans Shows Laughing Tendencies Gas Gathering Betterment Laughing Gas

Author:Rebecca West

“Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.”

People Men Happens Forget Victory Never Forget Whatever Happens Perdition

Author:Rebecca West

“The problem with fault-findingIs that he who finds fault with othersIs in no way a happy person Even after he has successfully Accomplished his task.”

Way Persons Problem Tasks Faults Accomplished Happy Person

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“If your Lord Supreme requests you to do something, rest assured he has already given you the capacity - even more than necessary - long before you actually need it.”

Ifs Needs Long Given Lord Capacity Supreme Assured Request

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