Quotes from book
In the Beauty of the Lilies

In the Beauty of the Lilies
John Updike

In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike. It takes its title from a line of the abolitionist song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

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“Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit.”

John Updike book In the Beauty of the Lilies

In the Beauty of the Lilies (1996)

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