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i finally saw the name of the rose this evening . . . my mom is a huge umberto eco fan, so it's something of a surprise we've avoided each other for so long.

it's sean connery, f. murray abraham, and christian slater in a benedictine murder mystery that manages to be more interesting than the da vinci code (i'm not linking that) without necessarily being soft on church abuses. no spoilers here, but it did remind me that being human and seeking wisdom and joy might just be ok with God. good news, i think :-)

here are three memorable quotes, all from william of baskerville (connery):

how peaceful life would be without love, adso.
how safe, how tranquil . . . and how dull.

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have you ever found a place where God would have felt at home?

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adso, if i knew the answers to everything,
i would be teaching theology in paris.