The Poisonwood Bible Book 3, Chapter 8 Quotes

The Poisonwood Bible Book 3, Chapter 8 Quotes

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Quote 4

Are they really speaking real words, or do little kids just start out naturally understanding each other before the prime of life sets in? (3.8.86)

Ooh, good question. Can what Ruth May does with the children of Congo be called "communication" or is it just playing?

Brother Fowles

Quote 5

"When I want to take God at his word exactly, I take a peep out the window at Creation. Because that, darling, He makes fresh for us every day without a lot of dubious middle managers." (3.8.24)

Brother Fowles, a preacher himself, doesn't really believe in preachers as evidence of God. He believes in the everyday miracles of nature.