Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Mortality Quotes

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Quote #10

How many people have prayed for their daily bread and famished? They die their daily death as utterly as did the frog, people, played with, dabbled upon, when God knows they loved their life. (15.14)

Unfortunately, asking for something in earnest doesn't mean you'll get it, which leads Annie to wonder if the world was created in earnest. If it's all a joke, it's a mean one.