Religions are, by definition, metaphors, after all: God is a dream, a hope, a woman, an ironist, a father, a city, a house of many rooms, a watchmaker who left his prize chronometer in the desert, someone who loves you - even, perhaps, against all evidence, a celestial being whose only interest is to make sure your football team, army, business, or marriage thrives, prospers, and triumphs over all opposition.
Neil GaimanThe only reason people die, is because EVERYONE does it. You all just go along with it. It's RUBBISH, death. It's STUPID. I don't want nothing to do with it.
Neil GaimanYou know I love you,' said the other mother flatly. 'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline.
Neil GaimanYou know what my mum once said?โ said Rosieโฆ โShe said that if a just-married couple put a coin in a jar every time they make love in their first year, and take a coin out for every time that they make love in the years that follow, the jar will never be emptied.โ And this meansโฆ?โ Wellโ, she said. โItโs interesting, isnโt it?
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