““If she did , she might have to question God Himself , and anybody who does that , no matter how religious they are , is going to have to deal with one of three possible choices . That the so - called God of love and kindness and charity and morality and above all justice , is a bastard who likes tormenting and punishing the beings He Himself created , or that He doesn’t care , or that there is no God . Mott, M. J.. Jonah and the Whale (Kindle Locations 1922-1925). Deeply Shallow Publications. Kindle Edition.””