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Like a precious coin that has been covered by the thinnest soil the girl’s soul was too easily exposed.
Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense
Joyce Carol Oates
There had been intimacies between them—wordless, just slightly clumsy—like a wayward vehicle out of control on a steep slope, and no one at the wheel.
Mudwoman
Joyce Carol Oates
In the Gospel of Philip not only is it said that Jesus loves Mary Magdalene more than the other disciples; Mary is also called the companion, partner, or consort of Jesus, and the text states that Jesus kissed Mary frequently. In the light of such statements, it seems entirely appropriate to call Mary Magdalene a beloved disciple. That title is most familiar from the Gospel of John, where the beloved disciple is an important if vague figure in the Johannine story line.
The Gospels of Mary
Marvin W. Meyer, Esther A. De Boer
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