What’s the use of religion if it oppresses instead of conso… - Marie Vieux-Chauvet

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What’s the use of religion if it oppresses instead of consoling? If it offers despair instead of relief? If it takes away instead of preserving?

Marie Vieux-Chauvet

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About Marie Vieux-Chauvet

Marie Vieux-Chauvet (born Marie Vieux; September 16, 1916 – June 19, 1973), was a novelist, poet and playwright who was born and educated in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Pen Names: Colibri

Birth Name: Marie Vieux

Alternative Names: Marie Chauvet

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"...But what can you do time has rubbed away the full name as it rubs everything else. All you can do is adapt to the new and minimize the damage..." (p83)

She refuses to understand the march of history, its twists and reversals. (p15)

Even though life has denied me everything, I am not inclined to play the adoptive mother. I may kiss Jane's son on his nice round cheeks but I remain detached, the door to my heart as solidly barricaded as the door to my bedroom. (p57)

What’s the use of religion if it oppresses instead of consoling? If it offers despair instead of relief? If it takes away instead of preserving? - Marie Vieux-Chauvet

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