If you didn't serve the nasty fellow (God), the Romans would burn your house down. If you did serve him, you were called a Christian and got to burn other people's houses down.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
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- 1984
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“If you didn't serve the nasty fellow (God), the Romans would…” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C1A29A3C36. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c1a29a3c36
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