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Having Faith In God Did Not Mean Sitting Back And Doing Nothing. It Meant Believing You Would Find Success If You Did Your Best Honestly And Energetically.

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.

I Have Quite A Few Different Bibles. Having Rejected My Parents' Religion, I Still Think The King James Bible Is The Most Important Work Of Literature In English. None Of Us Can Help Being Influenced By It.

For Success, The Author Must Make The Reader Care About The Destiny Of The Principals, And Sustain This Anxiety, Or Suspense, For About 100,000 Words.

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