It is sometimes better to be content with a small, sour app… - Morris West

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It is sometimes better to be content with a small, sour apple than to eat strange fruits in an alien country.

Morris West

Daughter of Silence · 1982 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Morris West

Morris Langlo West (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Morris Langlo West • Michael East • Julian Morris

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C. S. Lewis Søren Kierkegaard Dan Brown Friedrich Nietzsche Mary Doria Russell

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If you trust me I shall never lie to you. If you lie to me, I shall understand, but never trust you again.

This was the man who, asked to compare the Greek practice of married clergy with the Roman one of clerical celibacy, had remarked: ‘We think ours works better. After all, if you want labourers in the vineyard, why stop them bringing their lunch?

In Switzerland everything that is not forbidden is legal.

It is sometimes better to be content with a small, sour apple than to eat strange fruits in an alien country. - Morris West

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