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Madeleine L'Engle Quotes: It strikes me as somewhat odd that the people who use God's name most frequently, both in life and in literature, usually don't believe in him.
         

It strikes me as somewhat odd that the people who use God's name most frequently, both in life and in literature, usually don't believe in him.


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