Word: religion
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...name he had substituted for his real one, Thomas Lanier Williams, which "sounded too much like William Lyon Phelps") suddenly felt like "a sword cutting daisies" and hurried off to Mexico to work toward his high theatrical goal: "Great theater," says he, "is the highest and purest form of religion...
...past was accelerated in fiction and nonfiction. But current anxieties broke through. A book called Peace of Mind was the biggest non-fiction seller of the year, a reflection not so much of its own merit as of the numbers of Americans seeking the assurances and affirmations of religion...
...gate of Coorheen, closing his grounds to the hunt. The farmers followed the bishop's lead. "It went hard with us to interfere with the Blazers," said Larry Costello, "but there is a big matter at stake and we must stand by our priests and our religion...
...been brought up a Catholic? "Ah, every time, every time." But Bali's true religion was simply Dali-and painting...
Once, when someone asked whether his religion ever interfered with his banking, Sanders exploded: "Christianity isn't worth a tinker's toot if it won't work! The place to find out if Christianity works is at your desk. I apply it to life as I live...