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“ You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it. ”

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I will go further and say all cats are wicked, though often useful. Who has not seen Satan in their sly faces? Some preachers will say, well, that is superstitious claptrap. My answer is this: Preacher, go to your Bible and read Luke 8: 26-33

~ Charles Portis

I confess [Election] is a hard doctrine, running contrary to our earthly ideas of fair play, but I can see no way around it. Read I Corinthians 6:13 and II Timothy 1:9,10. Also I Peter 1:2,19,20 and Romans 11:7. There you have it. It was good for Paul and Silas and it is good enough for me. It is good enough for you too.

~ Charles Portis

Idleness and solitude led to these dramatics: an ordinary turd indulging himself as the chief of sinners.

~ Charles Portis

I am ready. I have repented my sins and soon I will be in heaven with Christ my savior. Now I must die like a man.

~ Charles Portis