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“You know how it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch.” “Yes.” “It’s sort of what we have instead of God.” — from The Sun Also Rises UPDATE: Here’s the reference: Smith summarizes what, for the American teens he interviewed for his study, is the whole of religion: “Just don’t be […]

“You know how it makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch.”

“Yes.”

“It’s sort of what we have instead of God.”

— from The Sun Also Rises

UPDATE: Here’s the reference:

Smith summarizes what, for the American teens he interviewed for his study, is the whole of religion: “Just don’t be an asshole.”

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