Sir,' or whatever one does say to God, 'here I am, Maria, and I am the lowest form of life,' that would be honest. And honesty counts for something, doesn't it?" "One doesn't know," said Niall. "That's the frightful thing. One just does not know what goes down well with God. He may think honesty is a form of bragging." "In that case I'm sunk," said Maria. "I think you're sunk, anyway," said Niall
( Daphne du Maurier )
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