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“Gerry had once said to her in the middle of an argument that he didn't believe in souls but if, just perchance, they did exist, hers would be like a razor. She had been made that way by the Catholic Church, he said. Inflexible, narrow, capable of doing terrible damage by her adherence to rules and systems. But she totally objected. She told him that if she was a good person at all, it had come from her religion. If she had any sense of justice and fairness, any concept of equality, then it had come from the Church.”

Bernard MacLaverty book Midwinter Break

Ch 11 - p.217
Novels, Midwinter Break (2017)

Soul , Religion , Justice , Personality

“There's not much you can do in this world without people getting to know.”

Bernard MacLaverty

Short story, "Across the street", p.132
Short Stories, The Great Profundo and Other Stories (1987)

World , People

“It is disconcerting to find that an acquaintance considers you his best friend, his soul mate, but I could do nothing about it.”

Bernard MacLaverty

Short story, "In the hills above Lugano", p.51
Short Stories, The Great Profundo and Other Stories (1987)

Soul