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“Bonhoeffer did not expect his life to be a tidy edifice of perfection.”

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“There is pride, too, though - pride that he has done it alone. That his daughter is so curious, so resilient. There is the humility of being a father to someone so powerful, as if he were only a narrow conduit for another, greater thing. That's how it feels right now, he thinks, kneeling beside her, rinsing her hair: as though his love for his daughter will outstrip the limits of his body. The walls could fall away, even the whole city, and the brightness of that feeling would not wane.”

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“Some people are so impoverished all they have is gold.”

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“As for the fear, you'll have to put up with that like the rest of us.”

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“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8”

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“In the cosmos of time, there's not a cocksucker in this room who is more than a fart in the wind!”

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“To esteem what makes you holy over what makes you happy - that is the greatest dare.”

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“The Oracle at Delphi contained three maxims emblematic of Greek life. "Know yourself." "Nothing in excess." and, "Offer a guarantee and disaster threatens.”

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“Old men want to feel that the experience which has come with their years is valuable, that their advice is valuable, that they possess a sagacity that could be obtained only through experience— a sagacity that could be of use to young men if only young men would ask.”

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