have called it lying. He wanted perfection; he asked too much of people… But this is the tragedy: without the story, there will be no church, and without the church, Jesus will be forgotten… Oh, Martha, I don’t know what I should do.’
‘You should eat your supper,’ said Martha.
But when they turned back to the table the bread was all gone, and the wine-jar was empty.
Philip Pullman
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