Richard Paul Russo Quote

Either way, though, how is it that God lets these terrible things happen? She hesitated before answering. That is a meaningless question, she eventually said. I don’t understand. Isn’t that the kind of question the bishop and priests try to answer all the time? I have beliefs somewhat different from others in the Church. Having belief of any kind would be different from the bishop, I said. I thought I could see her smile. Oh, the bishop has beliefs, she said. God just isn’t one of them. I

Richard Paul Russo

Either way, though, how is it that God lets these terrible things happen? She hesitated before answering. That is a meaningless question, she eventually said. I don’t understand. Isn’t that the kind of question the bishop and priests try to answer all the time? I have beliefs somewhat different from others in the Church. Having belief of any kind would be different from the bishop, I said. I thought I could see her smile. Oh, the bishop has beliefs, she said. God just isn’t one of them. I

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About Richard Paul Russo

Richard Paul Russo (born 1954) is an American science fiction writer.
He attended the Clarion Workshop in 1983; his first story, "Firebird Suite", appeared in Amazing Stories in 1981 and his first novel, Inner Eclipse, was published in 1988. His second novel, Subterranean Gallery, won the Philip K. Dick Award for 1989. He won that award again in 2001 for Ship of Fools. Subterranean Gallery was also a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
As of 2010 he lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Candace, four cats and two dogs.