More quotes by Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

"I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book."
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"God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves."
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"I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The scent trail shifts, causing the predator to miss the pounce. One god draws in the breath of life and rises; another god expires."
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"To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know."
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"Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky."
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