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> [“If Earth was such unworthy soil for God's best specimens, why did he perversely plant them there?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-donoghue/if-earth-was-such-unworthy-soil-for-god-s-best-specimens-why-did-he/)

[Emma Donoghue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-donoghue/)

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> [“what both Jesus and Paul were saying is this: If you want to have a bountiful harvest, you have to plant. And if you want to plant, before you do anything you have to first have good soil. And even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-c-heath/what-both-jesus-and-paul-were-saying-is-this-if-you-want-to-have-a/)

[Emily C. Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-c-heath/)

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