I don’t know where the universe came from or what happens to creatures when they die. I don’t … - Glen Duncan

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God would never have let us long for our friends with such a strong and holy love, if they were not waiting for us.

Glen Duncan

I don’t know where the universe came from or what happens to creatures when they die. I don’t know if the whole thing’s an unravelling accident or an inscrutable design. I don’t know how one should live—but I know that one should live, if one can possibly bear it.

Bear, Bears, Came, Design, Know, Should

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Literature is humanity's broad-minded alter-ego, with room in its heart for monsters, even for you. It's humanity without the judgement.

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