You see, we are like blocks of stone out of which the sculptor carves the forms of men. The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much are what make us perfect.

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You can hear this line at 00:12:07.569 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- And the letter asks some simple but fundamental questions.

- Where was God on that December night? Why didn't he stop it?

- Isn't God supposed to be good? Isn't he supposed to love us?

- And does God want us to suffer? What if the answer to that question is yes? 'Cause I'm not sure that God particularly wants us to be happy. I think he wants us to be able to love and be loved. He wants us to grow up.

- I suggest to you that it is because God loves us that he makes us the gift of suffering. To put it another way, pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

- You see, we are like blocks of stone out of which the sculptor carves the forms of men. The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much are what make us perfect.

- Thank you very much.

(Applause in the church)

- A woman has had a dream about me. She writes to ask if I've had a dream about her.

- I had a strange dream last night.

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