Arbitrary Quote by Rebecca West

“The redemptive power of divine grace no longer seemed credible, nor very respectable in the arbitrary performance that was claimed for it.” quote by Rebecca West — Download Open image

“The redemptive power of divine grace no longer seemed credible, nor very respectable in the arbitrary performance that was claimed for it.”

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Humanity is never more sphinxlike than when it is expressing itself.

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