사일러스 마너(조지 엘리엇) - 12

  "The lots say that Silas Marner had stolen the money," he said. "You will leave the chapel, Silas Marner, and you will not be accepted back until you confess your crime."

  Silas listened in horror. At last he walked over to William Dane and said firmly, "I lent you my knife, you know that. You stole the money, while I was having a fit, and you've blamed me for it. But perhaps you'll never be punished, since there is no God who takes care of the good, and punished the bad, only a God of lies."

  "You hear, my friends?" said William, smiling sadly. "This is the voice of the devil speaking."

 

종교나 사상 혹은 신념이나 미신과 같은 정신적인 영역은 집착할수록, 매우 강한 힘을 발휘하는데, 때론 진실과는 상관없이 강력한 힘을 발휘하기도 합니다. 그래서 올바른 사상을 함양하는 것이 중요한데, 그런 역할은 지식과 상식이 결합될 때 가능하답니다. 사일러스가 막다른 골목길에 빠져 반항하는 소리가 꽤 절절하죠.