“ I shall have to believe even though I cannot understand. ”
Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (1912). copy citation
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Source | A Princess of Mars |
| Topic | understanding belief |
| Date | 1912 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/62/62-h/62-h.htm |
Context
“That it was difficult to believe my statement I well knew, nor could I hope that she would do so however much I craved her confidence and respect. I would much rather not have told her anything of my antecedents, but no man could look into the depth of those eyes and refuse her slightest behest.
Finally she smiled, and, rising, said: "I shall have to believe even though I cannot understand. I can readily perceive that you are not of the Barsoom of today; you are like us, yet different—but why should I trouble my poor head with such a problem, when my heart tells me that I believe because I wish to believe!"” source
Finally she smiled, and, rising, said: "I shall have to believe even though I cannot understand. I can readily perceive that you are not of the Barsoom of today; you are like us, yet different—but why should I trouble my poor head with such a problem, when my heart tells me that I believe because I wish to believe!"” source
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