The Secret Miracle Religion Quotes Page 2
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| Quote #4 Toward dawn, he dreamed that he was in hiding, in one of the naves of the Clementine Library. (7) |
The Clementine Library was once the collection of Pope Clement XI. Based at the Catholic University of America since 1928, it's a sneaky way to incorporate the third big monotheistic religion – Christianity – into a story that already mentions Islam and Judaism.
| Quote #5 What are you looking for? a librarian wearing dark glasses asked him. I'm looking for God, Hladik replied. (7) |
Jaromir's spiritual quest is closely related to his academic and artistic ambitions. By searching for God in a library, he really hammers home the idea that his spiritual redemption can only come through scholarly work.
| Quote #6 A voice that was everywhere spoke to him: The time for your labor has been granted. (7) |
Wait, is God is really going to intervene in Jaromir's life? When did this become a story about the divine?
