Religion was fading into the background. He had shovelled away all the…

D. H. Lawrence
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Religion was fading into the background. He had shovelled away all the beliefs that would hamper him, had cleared the ground, and come more or less to the bedrock of belief that one should feel inside oneself for right or wrong, and should have the patience to gradually realise one's God. Now life interested him more. ✨ D. H. Lawrence (2017). Sons and Lovers, p.367, BookRix
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