A wonderful bird is the Pelican, Its beak can hold more than its belly ...

P.: Moving on... ah yes, the resurrection.
A.: Look, that’s the main bit, the entire point of writing this damn thing.
P.: Yes, I can see that, but... well... it’s just not very realistic.
the wonderful bird Ardingly College 2010
A.: (stands) REALISTIC! When has art been realistic? When? When has realism stopped
any author before? That’s the entire point of... of... Art! “It is through art and art
only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.” Oscar
Wilde! Realism does not come into it!
P.: The problem is that you have written a mostly believable story up to that point, and
then you ruin it with this resurrection and all of this ‘died for your sins’ preachy
nonsense.
A.: It’s not nonsense, it’s the essence of life, the meaning of everything.
P.: (sarcastically) Essence of Life! Essence of Life! What do you think you are? The
Pope? (stands) If you aren’t prepared to concede anything then I think we’d better
stop this project immediately.
A.: Fine. This story will be told. Whether you like it or not.
P.: Yeah, because that’s what people want in a book I suppose, something that
brainwashes them into believing that love is everywhere and forgiveness is given out
willy-nilly. How dumb do you think people are? It would be easier for... a camel to
walk through... a needle than for you to get this book published. This “Bible” as
you so arrogantly call it will never get anywhere, trust me.
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