--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: God exacted interest like a loanshark…" description: "\"“God exacted interest like a loanshark, you paid and kept paying and still He broke all yr bones, one Yom Kippur, at the beginning of her 30th year, Go..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/andrea-dworkin-1998_god_god-exacted-interest-like-a-loanshark-yo_3130941.png" --- # God exacted interest like a loanshark, you paid and kept… ![“God exacted interest like a loanshark, you paid and kept paying and still He broke all yr bones, one Yom Kippur, at the beginning of her 30th year, God had written her name once again in the book of loss, Bertha Schneider, let her lose everything, God had written in that pedestrian prose of His…” quote by Andrea Dworkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/andrea-dworkin-1998_god_god-exacted-interest-like-a-loanshark-yo_3130941.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/andrea-dworkin-1998_god_god-exacted-interest-like-a-loanshark-yo_3130941.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/andrea-dworkin-1998_god_god-exacted-interest-like-a-loanshark-yo_3130941.png) > ““God exacted interest like a loanshark, you paid and kept paying and still He broke all yr bones, one Yom Kippur, at the beginning of her 30th year, God had written her name once again in the book of loss, Bertha Schneider, let her lose everything, God had written in that pedestrian prose of His. rub it in, pile it on, and let her eat cake, the kind wrapped in plastic, God had scratched in the margin.”” [Andrea Dworkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-dworkin/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A critique of divine justice portrayed as relentless, punitive, and indifferent, using vivid metaphor to illustrate suffering and loss. **In simple terms:** Divine punishment is portrayed as relentless and cruel. Key Takeaway Recognize the metaphorical critique of suffering. Themes theity religion justice suffering metaphor Mood somber critical Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - personal tragedy - spiritual crisis - social commentary Key Concepts theodicy existential critique narrative tone Questions to Reflect On - How does metaphor shape our view of suffering? - What alternatives to punitive divine images exist? 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