"She was a logical child, as far as……" — A. S. Byatt
"She was a logical child, as far as children go. She did not understand how such a nice, kind, good God as the one they preyed to, could condemn the whole earth for sinfulness and flood it, or condemn his only Son to a disgusting death on behalf of everyone. This death did not seem to have done much good."
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101 Quotes by A. S. Byatt
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