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> [“He rubbed at the dirt furiously, making the circle disappear, and begged God to do the same thing to him. Just open up the ground and swallow him whole. Because if he couldn't go on living in His image, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-griffo/he-rubbed-at-the-dirt-furiously-making-the-circle-disappear-and/)

Michael Griffo

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## More by Michael Griffo

> [“Forever Beautiful, Forever Mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-griffo/forever-beautiful-forever-mine/)

Michael Griffo

> [“They're just words, he told himself, they don't matter. But he knew that wasn't completely true. The words themselves were only part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-griffo/they-re-just-words-he-told-himself-they-don-t-matter-but-he-knew-that/)

Michael Griffo

> [“He rubbed at the dirt furiously, making the circle disappear, and begged God to do the same thing to him. Just open up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-griffo/he-rubbed-at-the-dirt-furiously-making-the-circle-disappear-and/)

Michael Griffo

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