Quotemeal: Nov. 8th, 2003

Saturday, November 8, 2003

"I have been tortured with longing to believe ... and the yearning grows stronger the more cogent the intellectual difficulties stand in the way."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Illustration of Fyodor Dostoevsky — "I have been tortured with longing to believe ... and the yearning grows stronger the more cogent the intellectual difficulties stand in the way."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.