A Quote by Frederick Buechner
The preaching is part of the reason I don't go to church. Plus, I don't know, it was never part of my tradition.
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You can see the cruelest part of the world, the cruelest part. But then on the other side, you see the most beautiful part. Do you know? It's like you go from one extreme to the next. And they're both worth it because you wouldn't see the one without the other one. But that cruel part is damn cruel and you'll never forget it. But that heaven is heaven.
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