You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdo…

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You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman. ✨ James Joyce (2016). James Joyce The Dover Reader, p.473, Courier Dover Publications
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