"Letters from Zedelghem", p. 75
Cloud Atlas (2004)
“People knelt in prayer, some moving their lips. Envy 'em, really I do. I envy God, too, privy to their secrets. Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman. Every time I've stepped through its wide-open doorway, I find myself stepping out on the street.”
—
David Mitchell
,
book
Cloud Atlas
Source: Cloud Atlas (2004), Letters from Zedelghem (Part 1) p. 75
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