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I am the Father of Lies. Over the years, my children have done me proud. I shouldn’t play favorites, but I am especially pleased with “The meek shall inherit the earth.” Likewise, I shall always retain a soft spot in my heart for “Every cloud has a silver lining.” As for “Time heals all wounds” and “Whenever God closes a door, He opens a window”—they, too, make me gloat unconscionably.

— James K. Morrow Blameless in Abaddon (1996)

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What good is it having God for a mother if she never sends you a birthday card?

Only Begotten Daughter (1990)

Someday that man will be astonished to discover there’s a whole world marching along outside his buzzing head.

The Wine of Violence (1981)

Every religion says war is evil, but one way or another they end up playing along.

The Wine of Violence (1981)

What enormous potential for intermittent happiness the world offered.

Only Begotten Daughter (1990)

Love does strange things to a man’s sense of proportion, which is why—contrary to rumor—it is by no means the Devil’s least favorite emotion.

Blameless in Abaddon (1996)

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