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" My mother enjoyed old age, and because of her I've begun to enjoy parts of it too. So far I've had it good and am crumbling nicely. "

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" For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. "

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" The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me. "

" My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston. "

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