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Natalie Clifford Barney Quotes: We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.
         

We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.


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This page presents the quote "We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.". Author of this quote is Natalie Clifford Barney. This quote is about sin, names, god,.