p. 244 (1940 Macmillan ed.)
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For temptation is like the birth of another man inside a man, a horrible extension of himself. He drags this weight in his heart, not daring to cast it from him. For where could he cast it? Into another heart? The saint is always alone, at the foot of the cross. No other friend.
— Georges Bernanos
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Source: Wikiquote: "Georges Bernanos" (Quotes, Sous le soleil de Satan (Under the Sun of Satan), 1926: Under the Sun of Satan, translated by Harry Lorin Binsse. Tacoma WE: Cluny Media, 2017)
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About Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French writer. A Roman Catholic and royalist, his novel The Diary of a Country Priest was filmed by Robert Bresson.
About Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French writer. A Roman Catholic and royalist, his novel The Diary of a Country Priest was filmed by Robert Bresson.
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