Even if heaven were real, and measured as Revelation says, so many cubits this way and that, how gimcrack a place it would be, crammed with its pavements of gold, its gates of pearl and topaz, like a gigantic chunk of costume jewelry.
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In bygone days, Morag had once believed that nothing could be worse than killing a person. Now she perceived river-slaying as something worse.
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| Birth: | 18th July, 1926 |
| Death: | 5th January, 1987 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Essayist, Novelist |
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Jean Margaret Laurence was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, one of the major figures in Canadian literature. She was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community.
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