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> [It infuriated him to think that there were still people in the state who believed in a loving and merciful God. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-greene/it-infuriated-him-to-think-that-there-were-still-people-in-the-state/)

[Graham Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-greene/)

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> [The people who know God well—mystics, hermits, prayerful people, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/the-people-who-know-god-well-mystics-hermits-prayerful-people-those/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [Our destiny is to be so intimately united with God that, as the mystics say, we not only see God's face but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kreeft/our-destiny-is-to-be-so-intimately-united-with-god-that-as-the/)

[Peter Kreeft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kreeft/)

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> [“It was the hour of prayer. Black-beetles exploded against the walls like crackers. More than a dozen crawled over the tiles with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-greene/it-was-the-hour-of-prayer-black-beetles-exploded-against-the-walls/)

[Graham Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-greene/)

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> [The people who know God well - the mystics, the hermits, those who risk everything to find God - always meet a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/the-people-who-know-god-well-the-mystics-the-hermits-those-who-risk/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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