Apprehensive Quote by Walter Kirn

“Every generation looks at literature through the lens of their own experience, but with the Bible, everyone gets apprehensive and thinks it'll be too stuffy.” quote by Walter Kirn — Download Open image

“Every generation looks at literature through the lens of their own experience, but with the Bible, everyone gets apprehensive and thinks it'll be too stuffy.”

Walter Kirn

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