"Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings."

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"Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings."

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"After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true."

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Philip K. Dick, American Writer

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