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I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God. – Soren Kierkegaard

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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer. – Soren Kierkegaard

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