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> [“Now, if God were a woman, things would be entirely different, it seemed to me. Certainly She wouldn’t make a girl get married when she didn’t want to. She’d let the women do the choosing, and the men would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/now-if-god-were-a-woman-things-would-be-entirely-different-it-seemed/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

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## More by Judith Merkle Riley

> [“Why the Romans, Father?" I asked him one afternoon. "Because, my child, they teach us how to bear suffering in a world of injustice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/why-the-romans-father-i-asked-him-one-afternoon-because-my-child-they/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, and the hearth in foul weather.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/a-cat-improves-the-garden-wall-in-sunshine-and-the-hearth-in-foul/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“Now, if God were a woman, things would be entirely different, it seemed to me. Certainly She wouldn’t make a girl get married when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/now-if-god-were-a-woman-things-would-be-entirely-different-it-seemed/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“He didn't want to puff her up. Puffed-up women are one of the original sources of trouble in the world. If anyone knew that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/he-didn-t-want-to-puff-her-up-puffed-up-women-are-one-of-the-original/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“I could feel something cold stalking my heart. It was fear. They all begin this way, I thought, with pledges of love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/i-could-feel-something-cold-stalking-my-heart-it-was-fear-they-all/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“Poverty is the curse of ancient but numerous lineages.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/poverty-is-the-curse-of-ancient-but-numerous-lineages/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“How funny we are, I thought, the way we dance about each other, each afraid of being hurt by the other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/how-funny-we-are-i-thought-the-way-we-dance-about-each-other-each/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

> [“Margaret looked up at him from where she sat by the window. "Oh, Brother Gregory, what's wrong with your hand" "I'm just scratching it;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-merkle-riley/margaret-looked-up-at-him-from-where-she-sat-by-the-window-oh-brother/)

[Judith Merkle Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-merkle-riley/)

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