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Christianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now.

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Yann Martel
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 25
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I explore it now in the only place left for it, my memory.
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Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, my heart.
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I couldn't get Him out of my head. Still can't. I spent three solid days thinking about Him. The more He bothered me, the less I coul forget Him. And the more I learned about Him, the less I wanted to leave Him.
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