Golden light Quote by Elizabeth Strout

“I sunk to my knees like the obedient Catholic schoolgirl I was raised to be”

— Veronica J. Dantes

“Her knees were weak and if not for that marble pillar beside her shoulder she would faint and fall not far from the maze…

— J.M.K. Walkow

If the Church would have her face shine, she must go up into the mount, and be alone with God. If she would have…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

“I wanted to confront her, to make her see the folly of her religion, to change her diet, to help her spend less on…

— Gary Shteyngart

“What would God think of her, sitting in this chapel, pretending to be holy? He knew the truth. He knew she was no friend…

— Regina Jennings

“I was raised a Roman Catholic, but it was the kind of domesticated Catholicism that focused mostly on the length of your skirt rather…

— Gina Barreca

“She had a very traditional Catholic upbringing and that didn't deter her. On the contrary it strengthened her determination to be true to herself,…

— Diane Ackerman

“She'd never been religious. She hadn't allowed grief to send her crawling to the church.”

— Michael Cunningham

“Theo looked at me with his smoldering Jesus eyes, and the Catholic schoolgirl in me crossed her legs.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“I suppose she only wanted what she couldn't have. Well, people were that way. To hell with people. The Catholic Church had an awfully…

— Ernest Hemingway

“Instead she squeezes Mary’s arm and appreciates her kindness. Her understanding. This is why people have children, even when they believe the world is…

— Jessica Shattuck

“He knew that if Michelle entered into the walls of the Vatican, she’d corrupt every single clergyman within, causing them to forsake their vows…

— Travis Luedke