Anne Askew Professions : Poet Born : 1521 Died : July 16, 1546 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Anne Askew I would sooner read five lines of the Bible than hear five masses in the "Church". Anne Askew church bible religion God has given me the bread of adversity and the water of trouble. Anne Askew adversity god water Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
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