I could not find the way to God; There were too many flamin… - Arthur Quiller-Couch

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I could not find the way to God;
There were too many flaming suns
For signposts, and the fearful road
Led over wastes where millions
Of tangled comets hissed and burned—
I was bewildered and I turned.

Arthur Quiller-Couch

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About Arthur Quiller-Couch

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (21 November 1863 – 12 May 1944) was a Cornish writer, who published under the pen name of Q.

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Birth Name: Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Alternative Names: Q • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch • A. T. Quiller-Couch

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